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Quiz Yangtze

Quiz 1 - Identify problems and suggest corrections:

By the end of our journey, Zhang had accomplished the naming of every gorge.
{ make the verb more vigorous }
Suggested Answer: 
By the end of our journey, Zhang had named every gorge.
[ clarity ]

Because he was a fisherman, we implied that he lived on the river.
Answer: 
Because he was a fisherman, we inferred that he lived on the river.
[ words ]

The preference of Captain Jinxi was to steer clear of swirling eddies.
{ rearrange for clarity }
Suggested Answer: 
Captain Jinxi preferred to steer clear of swirling eddies.
[ clarity ]

After one has planted winter crops in the river basin, you must harvest them before the summer rains.
Suggested Answer: 
After one has planted winter crops in the river basin, one must harvest them before the summer rains.
[ grammar ]

Their junk moved slowly up the Yangtze as Baosheng pulled hard on the rope with the other trackers. They chanted Hai-tzo! in unison and stepped carefully. Their friends were mostly rice farmers. The way was treacherous on the Emperor Path through the ravine.
Suggested Answer: 
Their junk moved slowly up the Yangtze as Baosheng pulled hard on the rope with the other trackers. They chanted Hai-tzo! in unison and stepped carefully. The way was treacherous on the Emperor Path through the ravine.
[ style ]

On the wide plains, many small arms of the river make vast detours; some link up with tributaries, such as the Hanshui.
Answer: 
On the wide plains, many small arms of the river make vast detours; some link up with tributaries, such as the Hanshui.
[ punctuation - correct as is ]

One tracker compared the Emperor Path with the journey of life to show how similar they were.
Answer: 
One tracker compared the Emperor Path to the journey of life to show how similar they were.
[ style ( idiom ) ]

On one ocaision Lu found it nessasary to jump in the lake.
Answer: 
On one occasion Lu found it necessary to jump in the lake.
[ words ( spelling ) ]

Lu or Liyao can row across Lake Poyanghu if they are not in a hurry.
Answer: 
Lu or Liyao can row across Lake Poyanghu if she is not in a hurry.
[ grammar ]

It is an old Chinese belief; if you whistle; the wind will rise; it may have become folklore for British sailors; the idea occurs in Shakespeare's Scottish play.
Answer: 
It is an old Chinese belief that if you whistle, the wind will rise. It may have become folklore for British sailors; the idea occurs in Shakespeare's Scottish play.
[ punctuation ]

 

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