Correct the errors in the following sentence--it's based on
something I heard our Prime Minister actually say on the radio:
I wasn’t understanding what he means when in a speech he has
given Mr Harper was saying the funding will help them suffering from mental
illness and their family’s.
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I did not understand what he meant when he told Mr. Harper in a speech, that the funding will help people with mental illnesses and their family.
I didn't understand the meaning of Mr. Harper's speech that said the funding will help those suffering from mental illness and also their families.
I did not understand what Mr.Harper meant in his speach about funding that will help people suffering from illness and their families.
I did not understand what he meant when in a speech he has given to Mr Harper. He was saying the funding will help the families of those who suffer from mental illness.
PHILIPPE: That's a great start; now think about who "he" refers to and the order of the ideas here;-)
HELEN:Good--you realized the fundamental problem here:-)
AYGUL:On the right track--think about spelling and who is suffering from what.
ALEXIS:You have the right idea, but you need to take a look at the punctuation here and why you have written this as two sentences;-)
I didn't understand what the meaning of Mr. Harper’s speech that said the funding will help them suffering from mental illness and also their families.
I didn't understand what Mr. Harper meant, when during a speech he gave, he said the funding will help those suffering from mental illness and their families.
YADIRINY:That's a good start--now I want you to think about a word you need to omit and figure out who is suffering from what;-)
LISA:You're almost there--you need only think about who is suffering and from what;-)
I didn’t understand what Mr. Harper meant, in the speech he gave, when he said “the funding will help them suffering from mental illness and their families.”
I didn't understand what Mr. Harper meant in his speech when he said the funding will help those suffering from mental illness and their families.
I didn't understanding what Mr. Harper meant, in the speech he gave. He was saying "The funding will help those suffering from mental illness and their families".
ELENA:You have made a good start. Now think about capitalization, pronoun usage, and who is suffering from what;-)
YADIRINY:You omitted the word correctly, but the other, underlying problem remains:-(
JEFFREY: That's very close--you need to think about who is suffering from what;-)
Hmm will try again!
I didn't understanding what Mr. Harper meant, in the speech he gave. He was saying "The funding will help those suffering from mental illness and also their families"
JEFFREY:That ambiguity is still there:-(
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