Can you please tell me if the corrections in my previous post were all OK?
I have a few more doubts.
1) In order to describe Coketown Dickens uses two similes.
2) Through these similes he conveys the image of a towm like (which looks like) a jungle.
3) There was a black canal and a purple river, which emphasize how pollution blackened the appearance of Coketown.
4) Respectability involved the possession of (possessing) a comfortable house, doing charitable activity and attending the church regularly.
5)The Victorian code of behaviour was based on strict moral values, the most important of which was a mixture of good manners and hard work.
6) Schools acquired importance to spread Victorian values among the poorer classes.
7) The Romantics laid attention(correction: laid emphasis)on the experience of childhood
8)Victorian values were applicable to all strata of society.
He goes on a voyage of expedition to Africa.
9) He wrote a postcript, in which he said (better: stated) that all the brutes had to be killed.
Let's go through each of the corrections in your previous post:
1) The correction "In order to describe Coketown, Dickens uses two similes" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to properly introduce the use of similes in a sentence. In this case, using a comma after "Coketown" helps to separate the introductory clause from the rest of the sentence.
2) The correction "Through these similes, he conveys the image of a town that looks like a jungle" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to properly connect ideas using conjunctions. In this case, using "that" instead of "like" helps clarify the comparison between Coketown and a jungle.
3) The correction "There was a black canal and a purple river, which emphasizes how pollution blackened the appearance of Coketown" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at subject-verb agreement. In this case, "which" is a relative pronoun referring to "black canal and a purple river," which is plural. Therefore, the verb "emphasizes" should be changed to "emphasize" to match the subject.
4) The correction "Respectability involved possessing a comfortable house, doing charitable activities, and attending the church regularly" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to structure a sentence using parallelism. In this case, the correction makes the sentence more concise and maintains parallelism by using the -ing form for each item in the list.
5) The sentence "The Victorian code of behavior was based on strict moral values, the most important of which was a mixture of good manners and hard work" is correct.
6) The sentence "Schools acquired importance in spreading Victorian values among the poorer classes" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to express the purpose or intention of an action correctly. In this case, using "in" instead of "to" helps convey the intended meaning of schools playing a role in spreading Victorian values.
7) The correction "The Romantics laid emphasis on the experience of childhood" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to correctly express emphasis in a sentence. In this case, using "laid emphasis" instead of "laid attention" conveys the correct meaning.
8) The sentence "Victorian values were applicable to all strata of society" is correct.
9) The correction "He wrote a postscript, in which he stated that all the brutes had to be killed" is correct.
To find if the correction is correct, you can look at how to express someone's words or statement accurately. In this case, using "stated" instead of "said" provides a more precise verb choice.
Overall, the corrections in your previous post are all correct. It's important to review grammar rules and sentence structure to ensure clear and accurate communication.