Thank you very much for your corrections! I just wanted to know if I should evaluate these collocations as mistakes. I included some of the corrections myself.
1) Women had to provide an education to children. (Correction: provide someone with...)
2) Respectability consisted in having good manners.... (Correction: respectability involved possessing good manners..)
3) The father had to mantain the family (Correction: ... to provide for..)
4) The daffodils grow best under the shine of trees (correction: in the shade, under the trees)
5) Time is perceived subjectively / as subjective (both possible).
6) Drunk men (correction: drunken men, drunkards) were rejected.The poet remained amazed by the sight of thousands daffodils. Correction:
7) The poet was amazed by the sight of thousands daffodils.
Nature was seen in a pantheistic view.
(Correction: according to a pantheistic view/ Wordsworth saw nature according to a pantheistic view)
I have done these before -- please choose the 3 or 4 MAXIMUM that you truly question.
Without using tables evaluate 1+tan 60'/1-tan 60'
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In evaluating these collocations, it's important to consider the intended meaning and clarity of the sentence. Here's how you can evaluate these collocations:
1) "Women had to provide an education to children." - The correction suggests using "provide someone with" instead of just "provide." This change adds clarity to the sentence by specifying who the education is being provided for. So, you can evaluate this collocation as a mistake, and the correction as an improvement.
2) "Respectability consisted in having good manners." - The correction suggests using "respectability involved possessing" instead of "respectability consisted in." Both collocations are acceptable, but the correction adds stronger involvement and agency to the concept of respectability. Therefore, you can evaluate the original collocation as acceptable, but the correction as an improvement.
3) "The father had to maintain the family." - The correction suggests using "to provide for" instead of just "maintain." This change clarifies that the father's role is to support the family financially. So, you can evaluate this collocation as a mistake, and the correction as an improvement.
4) "The daffodils grow best under the shine of trees." - The correction suggests using "in the shade, under the trees" instead of "under the shine of trees." This change accurately describes the conditions under which daffodils thrive. So, you can evaluate the original collocation as a mistake, and the correction as an improvement.
5) "Time is perceived subjectively / as subjective." - Both collocations are acceptable depending on the intended meaning. "Time is perceived subjectively" means that different individuals perceive time differently. "Time is perceived as subjective" means that the perception of time itself is subjective. So, you can evaluate both collocations as correct, depending on the intended meaning.
6) "Drunk men were rejected." - The correction suggests using "drunken men" or "drunkards" instead of "drunk men." These alternatives provide more specific descriptors of men who are under the influence of alcohol. So, you can evaluate the original collocation as acceptable, but the correction as providing more precise choices.
7) "The poet remained amazed by the sight of thousands daffodils." - The correction suggests using "The poet was amazed by" instead of "The poet remained amazed by." This change captures a momentary feeling of amazement rather than a continuous state of being amazed. Therefore, you can evaluate the original collocation as acceptable, but the correction as more accurate in conveying the intended meaning.
"Nature was seen in a pantheistic view." - The correction suggests using "according to a pantheistic view" or "Wordsworth saw nature according to a pantheistic view" instead of "in a pantheistic view." This change clarifies that it is the person's perspective or belief that is pantheistic, rather than nature itself. So, you can evaluate the original collocation as a mistake, and the correction as an improvement.
Remember that evaluating collocations involves considering the context, meaning, and clarity of the sentence.