What Went Wrong - #6

Happy Songkran day in Thailand.
Along with Thailand new year,  we bring you the answer for the last exercise of WWW (What Went Wrong)? And then follow by the next WWW exercise, which is exercise number 6. Let see what errors do we have to correct in the 5th exercise.

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I have just requested (1) for the access to the university network. The admin said that (2) he would take it would take (him) 5 days to complete the request. After (3) finishing the request, he will notify me via an email. I (4) don't am not sure why it must take him this long but all I could (5) said say to him was "don't (6) be worry, please take your time".

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Here are the explanation on those correction:

1. I have just requested for the access to the university network?  X
   Correction: I have just requested the access to the university network.
   Explanation:  Request is transitive verb, there is no preposition right after it. To to correct this sentence we just need to remove the proposition "for". The usage of request are:
   
   request something from someone
   You don't need to ask permission (from me) to enter this house.
   request someone to do something
   He requested the admin to give him more priviledge to the website.
   request that + clause
   The admin requested that we use our priviledge with caution.
   
   
2. The admin said that he would take 5 days  X
   Correction: The admin said that it would take (him) 5 days
   Explanation:  When we use the word take, one of the common form is "it takes (someone) + duration + to do something ". For example "it takes 3 days to get the approval for a passport request."
    
3. After finish the request, he will notify me via an email.  X
   Correction: After finishing the request, he will notify me via an email. 
   Explanation: Verbs the come immediately after proposition always need to be in gerund form (V+ing). After finishing something, looking forward to seeing you. Before going to bed....
    
4. I don't sure why it must take him this long  X
   Correction: I am not sure why it must take him this long.
   Explanation:  sure is adjective not verb so verb to do is not appropriate here.
    
5. all I could said to him was.  X
   Correction: all I could say to him was
   Explanation:  Verbs that come after the following helping verb need to be in infinitive form (V1):
   will/would = I will tell him.
   can/could = He could say that again.
   may/might = You may leave now.
   have/has to = I have to go now.
   need to  =  He needs to take the bus.
   shall/should =  I shall talk with him now.
   ought to = You ought to go with me.
   must = I must have left it somewhere in the bed room.
    
6. don't be worry, please take your time  X
   Correction: don't worry, please take your time. 
   Explanation: This is opposite to number 4, worry is verb not adjective. Verb to be is not needed here.

And here we are, the 6th WWW (What Went Wrong).
Can you detect the errors in this exercise?. Answers to the exercise will be provided as usual in the next exercise.

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1. We will plan for a party since New Year’s day came.
2. I was drining my car when suddenly the engine was stopping.
3. This matter do not concern your boss directly.
4. The town where I grow up has now becomes a big city.
5. Every house in this village is very old.
6. In an economy crisis, most employees' salary has raised.

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