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original sentence: specialists got it wrong when they discussed how would be their field in the near future.

  • correction:
    • Specialists** were wrong** when they discussed what their field would look like in the near future.
    • When discussing what their field would look like in the near future, the specialists were wrong.

original sentence: The company will survive as long as it does not lose more money than it earned.

  • correction:
    • The company will survive as long as it does not lose more money than it makes.

original sentence: If it spends more than its income the company will go out of business.

  • correction:
    • If it spends more than it takes in, it will go out of business.
    • If it spends more than it earns, it will go out of business.

original sentence: I'm sure you won't have any difficulties to find the solution to the problem.

  • correction:
    • I'm sure you won't have any difficulties finding the solution to the problem.

original sentence: Did you have the chance of getting to know any Native Americans when you were living in the States?

  • correction:
    • Did you have the chance to get to know any Native Americans when you were living in the States?

original sentence: Everybody who work here get a good salary.

  • correction:
    • Everybody who works here gets a good salary.

original sentence: I suggest you to buy a telephone card as soon as you arrive in the country.

  • correction:
    • I suggest you buy a telephone card as soon as you arrive in the country.

original sentence: You either can finish reading this book or choose another one.

  • correction:
    • You can either finish reading this book or choose another one.

original sentence: Not only the food was bad, but the sports facilities were not as you stated in the brochure.

  • correction:
    • Not only was the food bad, but the sports facilities were not as you stated in the brochure.
  • grammar involved:
    • inversion

original sentence: Some of the lessons that we attended in the last course could be better prepared.

  • correction:
    • Some of the lessons that we attended in the last course could have been better prepared.