Assignment: Short Report

Sentences with Errors Description of Explanation and Correction

Error/Correction Remarks
Symbol
A few years ago in 2011, sentence structure - lacking punctuation A few years ago, in 2011,
Thailand elected its first punctuation, (comma) Thailand elected its first
and only female prime confusing grammar, and only female prime
minister. or word order minister
problem
While it may seem like word choice - not really While it may seem like
there might be a gradual inaccurate word narrowing sounds there might be a gradual
transition, the gender gap is choice or collocation awkward and is not transition, the gender gap is
not really narrowing by the right way to say it not narrowing by much.
much.
In the last decade, there verb tense/wrong a huge amount of In the last decade, there has
have been a huge amount tense progress = singular been a huge amount of
of progress in the status of (have > has) progress in the status of
women in the work place. women in the work place.
The Gender Equality Act word choice - the definition of The Gender Equality Act
was put in place by the late inaccurate word wellbeing doesnt was put in place by the late
King Bhumibol Adulyadej choice or collocation fit well into this King Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 2015, declaring any act sentence, since it is in 2015, declaring any act
of gender discrimination about a workplace of gender discrimination
unlawful, which was situation unlawful, which was
instrumental to the instrumental to the
wellbeing of working prosperity of working
women. women.
There have been cases of noun ending/singular women = plural There have been cases of
women receiving lower or plural a man = singular women receiving lower
wages than a man in the wages than men in the
same position with the same position with the
same amount of experience. same amount of experience.