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2 Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site Proofreading RLS 2005

3 Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site What is an encyclopedia?

4 Its described as a 79. encyclopedia containing over 140,000 articles contributed in by people from all over the world. We only need one preposition after contributed. Who contributed the articles? Delete in.

5 80. from all over the world. What is too unique is that not only is it free and 81. easy for to use, it also allows users to go in and edit an entry. Wiki comes 82. from the Hawaiian term for quick. Its a fast and easy way to publish 83. online and its the collective work of many writers. Are free and easy positive or negative descriptions? Which word is used to describe something negative? Delete too.

6 80. from all over the world. What is too unique is that not only is it free and 81. easy for to use, it also allows users to go in and edit an entry. Wiki comes 82. from the Hawaiian term for quick. Its a fast and easy way to publish 83. online and its the collective work of many writers. It is easy for people to use. Delete for.

7 80. from all over the world. What is too unique is that not only is it free and 81. easy for to use, it also allows users to go in and edit an entry. Wiki comes 82. from the Hawaiian term for quick. Its a fast and easy way to publish 83. online and its the collective work of many writers. Correct

8 80. from all over the world. What is too unique is that not only is it free and 81. easy for to use, it also allows users to go in and edit an entry. Wiki comes 82. from the Hawaiian term for quick. Its a fast and easy way to publish 83. online and its the collective work of many writers. Correct

9 84. Abbie Wong and Olivia Yuen are good at examples of contributors. 85. These HK University students who sent their appreciation 86. of the local shoreline to Wikipedia. Wong and Yuen offered a guide 87. to HKs most popular beaches. Just minutes after when the 88. article did hit the site, it was amended by Wikipedias followers. Ex. 1: He is good at English. Ex. 2: He is a good teacher. Delete at.

10 84. Abbie Wong and Olivia Yuen are good at examples of contributors. 85. These HK University students who sent their appreciation 86. of the local shoreline to Wikipedia. Wong and Yuen offered a guide 87. to HKs most popular beaches. Just minutes after when the 88. article did hit the site, it was amended by Wikipedias followers. Who is used to introduce an adjective clause. If who sent … to Wikipedia is an adjective clause, then this is an incomplete sentence. Delete who.

11 84. Abbie Wong and Olivia Yuen are good at examples of contributors. 85. These HK University students who sent their appreciation 86. of the local shoreline to Wikipedia. Wong and Yuen offered a guide 87. to HKs most popular beaches. Just minutes after when the 88. article did hit the site, it was amended by Wikipedias followers. Correct

12 84. Abbie Wong and Olivia Yuen are good at examples of contributors. 85. These HK University students who sent their appreciation 86. of the local shoreline to Wikipedia. Wong and Yuen offered a guide 87. to HKs most popular beaches. Just minutes after when the 88. article did hit the site, it was amended by Wikipedias followers. Either after or when must be deleted. You cant have both. Do you think the article was amended shortly after hitting the site or at the exact moment that it his the site. Delete when.

13 84. Abbie Wong and Olivia Yuen are good at examples of contributors. 85. These HK University students who sent their appreciation 86. of the local shoreline to Wikipedia. Wong and Yuen offered a guide 87. to HKs most popular beaches. Just minutes after when the 88. article did hit the site, it was amended by Wikipedias followers. People add the verb do to a sentence for emphasis when they think their audience may doubt what they are saying. We have no reason to doubt whether or not Abbie and Olivia posted their article. Delete did.

14 89. Student Tony Yeung took up a digital camera to Hong Kongs 90. Victoria Peak and published a Wiki entry on the popular tourist lookout. Ex.1: I took up many hobbies when I was in Form 1. Ex.2: I took my girlfriend to a movie. Delete up.

15 89. Student Tony Yeung took up a digital camera to Hong Kongs 90. Victoria Peak and published a Wiki entry on the popular tourist lookout. Correct

16 91. The next day, I have found that my careless mistakes in English had been 92. corrected! Yeung Says. While Yeung doesnt mind to being corrected by 93. complete strangers, the sites free-for-all editing may be upset other people We are talking about a particular moment in the past, so we shouldnt use the present perfect. Delete have.

17 91. The next day, I have found that my careless mistakes in English had been 92. corrected! Yeung Says. While Yeung doesnt mind to being corrected by 93. complete strangers, the sites free-for-all editing may be upset other people Mind should be followed by the -ing form. Ex.: I dont mind helping you. Delete to.

18 91. The next day, I have found that my careless mistakes in English had been 92. corrected! Yeung Says. While Yeung doesnt mind to being corrected by 93. complete strangers, the sites free-for-all editing may be upset other people Upset can be a verb or an adjective. Ex.1: His mother is upset. Ex.2: His behaviour upset his mother. Delete be.

19 94. people. However, this such way of working follows an open source 95. model. Wiki supporters believe that the more people read the content, 96. the more faster any inaccuracies are taken out of what has been written. This and such do not go together. Since the article a would be needed between such and way, the answer is obvious. Delete such N.B. such a way would not be appropriate here anyway because such is used before noun groups to emphasize the extent of something or to emphasize that something is remarkable.

20 94. people. However, this such way of working follows an open source 95. model. Wiki supporters believe that the more people read the content, 96. the more faster any inaccuracies are taken out of what has been written. Correct

21 94. people. However, this such way of working follows and open source 95. model. Wiki supporters believe that the more people read the content, 96. the more faster any inaccuracies are taken out of what has been written. -er = more Fast only has one syllable. Delete more

22 97. In the Wiki world, it really is the more, the merrier. Correct


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