Our beliefs have many errors, i.e., deviations from truth.
Reducing error is important goal, for which we are willing to pay substantial costs.
The causes of our errors can be seen as ranging from context specific to general trends.
We in fact have many identifiable stable general error trends, in addition to legion context specific causes.
By reflecting on error causes, we can seek ways to adjust our pattens of thought and social institutions to reduce error.
For a substantial fraction of error causes, we can in fact find feasible adjustments.
It is often more cost-effective to seek and implement adjustments for general trends, than for context specific errors.
Answer:
My sister <u>tidied</u> her bedroom yesterday morning.
We <u>phoned</u> our cousins last week.
The girls <u>played</u> on the computer last night.
I <u>traveled </u>to Paris three months ago.
John <u>stayed</u> at his granny's house last summer.
The film <u>ended</u> very late yesterday.
My family <u>lived</u> in New York in 1995.
You <u>cleaned</u> your teeth three times yesterday.
Explanation:
We use the past tense to talk about things that took place in the past. The most elementary types of the past tense are the past simple and past continuous tense.
The past simple tense is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. When it comes to regular verbs, it is marked by the endings <em>-d</em> or -<em>ed,</em> while irregular verbs have a variety of forms. You can see some more information about the use of the present simple tense below:
1. The correct answer is A. Melissa said that she would never go on a cruise.
B is incorrect because the question mark has to be inside the quotation marks, not outside of it. C is incorrect because there has to be a comma after the word <em>replied, </em>and there is none. This leaves us with sentence A, which is the correct answer here - it is the correct reported speech.
2. The correct answer is B. Li promised to cut back but asked, “Can I have one soft drink at dinner?”
A is incorrect because you don't need quotation marks for this, or you would have to delete the word <em>to </em>and add a comma, leaving quotation marks in order for this sentence to be correct. C is incorrect because the word <em>sure </em>also has to be inside quotation marks. Therefore, the correct option is B.
Attached you will find a file with the answers to the four questions provided.
