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Date Posted: 20:52:44 02/08/03 Sat
Author: shumitto
Subject: practice

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Jack Forest is a baker who always provides his customers with tough meat. Last Tuesday, Mrs Brown came into the shop and asked for three filets of brown bread. Unfortunately, Jack only had two filets remaining. He excused Mrs Brown and promised her that he would have too much bread the next time she came. Mrs Brown, being a reliable customer, assured Jack that she would return. Later that day, Jack was sealing the shop when he the phone sang. It was Mrs Brown requiring if Jack had baked another slice of brown bread. Jack said, "As a matter of truth, I burnt some extra loaves a few hours ago. Would you like me to bring one buy?". Mrs Brown said she would and so Jack got into his bike and road to Mrs Brown's to deliver the third pound of brown toast.
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Jack Forest is a baker who always provides his customers with tough meat.
A baker sells bread not meat. 'Tough' is also not an appropriate adjective as it means 'not tender'.
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Last Tuesday, Mrs Brown came into the shop and asked for three filets ...
'filets' are used with meat. 'Loaf' is used with bread.
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of brown bread. Unfortunately, Jack only had two filets filets ...
'filets' are used with meat. 'Loaf' is used with bread.
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remaining. He excused Mrs Brown.
He asked Mrs Brown to excuse him, not vice-versa!
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and promised her that he would have too much ...
the problem is exactly the opposite. Here we would use 'more' or 'enough'.
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bread the next time she came. Mrs Brown, being a reliable ...
'Reliable' is not a customer quality. If anything, it would be a supplier's quality. 'Faithful' or 'regular' would be more appropriate.
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customer, assured Jack that she would return. Later that day, Jack was sealing ...
'Closing' makes more sense here. 'Sealing' means to close a package or letter.
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the shop when he the phone sang.
A phone rings!
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It was Mrs Brown requiring ...
'Asking' or 'enquiring' is more appropriate.
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if Jack had baked another slice ...
A 'slice' is one cut piece of bread. 'Loaf' is more appropriate.
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of brown bread. Jack said, "As a matter of truth ...
We use 'as a matter of fact' idiomatically.
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I burnt ...
'Burnt'? He must not be a very good baker! 'Baked' is more appropriate.
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some extra loaves a few hours ago. Would you like me to bring one buy?".
We need the preposition 'by' here, 'buy' is a verb.
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Mrs Brown said she would and so Jack got into ...
The correct phrasal verb in this case is 'get onto'
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his bike and road ...
Once again, this is an incorrect homophone. Use 'rode' which is the past simple of the verb 'ride'.
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to Mrs Brown's to deliver the brown toast.
'Toast is what you make for breakfast, once again, 'loaf' is more appropriate.
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Jack Forest is a baker who always provides his customers with brown bread. Last Tuesday, Mrs Brown came into the shop and asked for three loaves of brown bread. Unfortunately, Jack only had two loaves remaining. He asked Mrs Brown to excuse him and promised her that he would have more/enough bread the next time she came. Mrs Brown, being a faithful/regular customer, assured Jack that she would return. Later that day, Jack was closing the shop when he heard the phone rang. It was Mrs Brown asking/inquiring if Jack had baked another loaf of brown bread. Jack said, "As a matter of truth, I baked some extra loaves a few hours ago. Would you like me to bring one by?". Mrs Brown said she would and so Jack got onto his bike and rode to Mrs Brown's to deliver the third pound of brown bread.
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