READ AND FIND ERRORS AS NAMED;THEN MAKE THEIR CORRECTION
Verbal phrase often appear in the form of certain parts of speech called participal, gerund and infinitive. They are derived from verbs not actually used as the verbs; so they can be called verbals or verbal phrases.
- The primary goal is to increase the output and reserves of oil and gas, contributing to national energy security. (Conjugated Verbs, Wrong Verbal Phrase)
- It was assigned to ensure the progress of relevant projects in the gas industry as PetroVietnam effectively operates gas facilities and steps up power generation projects, especially in the supervisory, construction and bidding stages. (Misused Words)
- It was also urged to rapidly restructure its operations, per mandates from the Prime Minister. (Misused Words)
- Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) has acquired 100% of the shares of the Chevron companies with assets in Vietnam and the operatorship that are part of the Block B, Block 48&95 and Block 52/97 projects, off Vietnam’s continental shelf. (Verbal Phrase Descriptive)
- They have unanimously agreed with PetroVietnam’s position in a major tax incentive dispute under a production sharing contract for a Vietnamese offshore oil concession. (Misused Words)
- In reaching its decision, the Tribunal upheld PetroVietnam’s position that Vietnamese law provided for a “flexible and nuanced approach consistent with the Vietnamese Government’s, and international oil companies’ reasonable commercial interests”. (Dangling Modifiers)
- Recently, the Executive Board of Youth Union Branch completed the program collecting 100 signatures undertaking not to litter to the environment. (Dangling Modifier)
- Youth Union members and employees going cycling to work every Friday; collecting garbage on Vung Tau beach on holidays; Going cycling with propaganda slogans about environmental protection around Vung Tau city; planting trees at the plant, cleaning up the living and working places, and so on. (Repetition)
- The 5% of remaining gas output is to develop the customer market including industry and traffic & transport sectors, aiming at minimizing environmental pollution, with the gas prices are approved by PVN in compliance with the principle of competing with alternative fuels and increase according to the roadmap to approach world gas prices. (Dangling Modifier)
- Regarding to reporter’s question, recent public opinion said that: PV GAS’s profits obtained are from advantages of trading resources by buying low and selling high. (Misused Words)
