I don't know how to correct these sentences that are gramatically incorrect (according to Word).
1. Observed the reaction time for each mixture.
2. The primary alcohol reacted the quickest and the tertiary alcohol reacted the slowest.
Thanks in advance.
I don't know how to correct these sentences that are gramatically incorrect (according to Word).
1. Observed the reaction time for each mixture. This is a fragment -- not a complete sentence. There is a verb here (observed) but no subject.
2. The primary alcohol reacted the quickest and the tertiary alcohol reacted the slowest. There are two adjectives used here that should be adverbs since they are trying to describe HOW something was done. How would you change "quickest" and "slowest" into adverbs?
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1. To correct the first sentence, you can add a subject to make it a complete sentence. For example:
- "I observed the reaction time for each mixture."
- "He observed the reaction time for each mixture."
- "The researchers observed the reaction time for each mixture."
2. To correct the second sentence, you need to change the adjectives "quickest" and "slowest" into adverbs. Adverbs modify verbs, so they should be used here to describe how the primary and tertiary alcohols reacted. To change the adjectives into adverbs, you can add the suffix "-ly" to them. For example:
- "The primary alcohol reacted the most quickly, and the tertiary alcohol reacted the most slowly."
- "The primary alcohol reacted quickly, and the tertiary alcohol reacted slowly."
Remember, if the word already ends in "y," replace the "y" with "ily" to form the adverb. For example:
- "The primary alcohol reacted by oxidizing rapidly."
By making these changes, you can correct the grammatical errors in the provided sentences.