Поиск лишних слов на олимпиадах от ЦТ и ЦЭ отличается тем что на олимпиадах в строке ошибки может и не быть. Нужно помнить, что ошибка ищется в строке, но предложение читается до точки.
Упражнение на поиск лишних слов
Упр 1
0.Beliefs which go back deep into the time lie behind many of our present day the // артикль лишний deep in _ time
00.attitudes to birds. People have often regarded for birds as having close for // regard + дополнение без предлога
1.affinities with mankind because, like the humans, birds go on two legs, sing, —
2.show off and construct off homes. Dances from many different cultures are off // construct + дополнение, show off фразовый глагол
3.copied from the courting displays of birds. Some birds were thought to warn —
4.of disaster or foretell a good fortune, according to the circumstances a // fortune неисчисляемое в значении судьба и исчисляемое как богатство
5.in which they were sighted. In the parts of Scotland, it is still lucky the // значение parts описывается, но не ограничивается Scotland
6.to hear the cuckoo while you are out of walking, but not before you have of // лишний предлог
7.eaten a breakfast. The Welsh used to believe that you would flourish a // артикль отсутствует в have_ breakfast
8.if you were standing on a grass or green leaves when the bird sang, but if a // артикль перед неисчисляемым grass
9.you were on to barren ground you would not like to hear its call another year. to // предлог лишний, достаточно on
10.Many children in Britain still think so that it is unlucky to see a single crow so // после think идет that с придаточным
or magpie, but lucky to see two.
Упр 2
1.Many everyday objects are being given their names for being // лишнее слово, длительный пассив не к месту
2.a reason. The Biro (a ballpoint pen) was invented by —
3.Georg and Josef Biro, so that it was named after them. that // so используется как следствие (поэтому), а so that для цели (чтобы)
4.The sandwich, on the other hand, it was named after the it // повторение подлежащего
5.4th Earl of Sandwich in 1762.Despite of the fact that the of // после despite of не нужен, в отличие от in spite of
6.idea of eating slices of meat between slices of bread was —
7.not a new one, the Earl of Sandwich made it popular. He —
8.would ask to be served this dish at his card table so that —
9.he could play the all day. Morse code (the use of long the // all day обстоятельство времени
10.and short sounds to send the messages along a wire) was the // артикль лишний перед обобщающим множественным числом
11.been invented by Samuel Morse in 1844 and Bermuda been // двойная форма глагола, was строчкой выше уже образует пассив
12.shorts were so named because they at first became popular at // first как наречие не употребляется с предлогом
13.in Bermuda. So, next time you will use an everyday will // после next time используется present simple для будущего
14.object, why not to stop and think about where its name to // в конструкции why not + инфинитив без to
15.came from? You might be surprised! —
Упр 3
0.Loneliness is a disease of modern living, a result of —
00.which people being more mobile and having more opportunities. which // лишнее, после of сразу идет подлежащее people
1.With the break-up of family units, there is little of of // little выступает определителем напрямую перед существительным stability
2.stability on which to build good relationships. Loneliness —
3.isn’t something that can be solved itself simply by itself // без by itself не к месту
4.seeing a counsellor, speaking to someone that on the that // лишнее, для придаточного не хватает слов
5.telephone or to being in the company of a lot of people. to // лишнее для герундия
6.Advice been often given includes: joining clubs, taking up a been // Advice … given читается как advice that/which is given
7.sociable hobby or even by trying a part-time job if you by // лишний предлог в перечислении герундиев
8.don’t work outside from the house. However, none of this from // outside предлог в помощи не нуждается
9.advice will provide with an easy answer. To ease the with // provide + прямое дополнение (не путать с provide sb with sth)
10.feeling of emptiness it takes time. Friendships have —
11.to be allowed to grow on and deep bonds can’t be on // здесь просто grow (развиваться)
12.formed with just anyone. Anyone might be like a like // be like означает «быть похожим», здесь по смыслу быть, а не казаться
13.victim of loneliness at some time or other in their lives. —
Упр 4
0.The British are ever generally regarded as the most ever // лишнее, generally regarded стандартная фраза
00.untidily dressed people in Europe, but I have often —
1.thought that to the opposite is true. Take, for example, to // opposite не требует предлога
2.the wearing of jeans. In many southern European —
3.countries, it seems more perfectly acceptable for more // далее нет конструкций сравнения
4.both teachers and office staff to wear jeans, whereas —
5.in Britain jeans are been considered far too been // двойной вспомогательный глагол в пассиве
6.casual and are only acceptable if the work is so so // требует продолжения (that), а здесь просто перечисление
7.dirty or unskilled. One office workers in Britain must one // несогласованность с множественным workers
8.follow a very much strict dress code. Even in the hottest much // very much используется с глаголами, с прилагательными только very
9.weather, male employees are most required to wear most // лишнее, если бы позволяло задание, то можно было бы править на mostly
10.a suit and tie and female employees who must be dressed who // лишнее, для придаточного предложения было бы хорошо иметь главное
in a skirt and tights.
Упр 5
1.Even the most of experienced performers suffer from of // of лишний в превосходной степени сравнения прилагательного
2.the stagefright. Sometimes this can be so extreme that it almost completely paralyses the // stagefright неисчисляемое, в общем смысле — артикль не нужен
3.the person whose concerned. They stand in the wings, their heart beating at a rate of whose // перед причастием не ставится, нужно who is или ничего
4.130 or 135 for a minute and often seriously think about not going on. Some even for // скорость указывается как per minute или a minute
5.they find it impossible to remember the performance at all after it is over. Others they // лишнее подлежащее
6.genuinely believe they have completely forgotten all their lines or —
7.one of in particular. Most feel ill. They sweat and shiver and their stomachs make of // устойчивое one _ in particular
8.strange noises. Considering the agonies that even such as well-known actors as as // правильная структура such + прилагательное + существительное + as
9.Brad Pit or Johnny Depp go through, it is surprising that less experienced —
10.performers ever have the courage to walk on stage at all. So next time that you are that // после next time that не ставится
feeling nervous before a job interview or an oral examination, remember you are in good company.
The world’s top performers know exactly how you feel. They often feel a lot worse.
Упр 6
0.When I left university I went travelling all over —
00.in the world. I was so fascinated by New Zealand in // лишнее, устойчивое all over the world
1.that | decided to spend a year there. In order that that // ломает конструкцию in order to
2.to do so I had to find a job. However, I had very enough very // very и enough вместе не сочетаются
3.money to get by for a few of months, so needless to of // после a few с существительным предлог не нужен
4.say, I took the opportunity to travel around and see the —
5.country. Everywhere I went, the people were the friendlier the // артикль не ставится перед сравнительной степенью
6.than at anywhere else I had ever been, which is important at // лишний перед anywhere else
7.when travelling. The landscape was as wonderful as well, as // не вяжется с as well
8.with the more richest variety of plant life more // more конфликтует с превосходной степенью сравнения прилагательных
9.ever seen. I was also fascinated by the traditions —
10.of the Maori natives and took every one opportunity to talk one // лишнее между every и существительным
to them.
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ищите повторы — лишнее подлежащее, лишний предлог, лишний вспомогательный глагол;
помните про устойчивые конструкции — despite (без of), in spite of (с of), in order to.
Дополнительные задания
Олимпиадные версии заданий на словообразование, времена, предлоги с фразовыми глаголами, поиском ошибок, лексический выбор и артикли мы публиковали ранее.