Give our children a break

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Give our children a break

• Proofreading
• RLS 2006

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81. However, one of the less-noticed effects of
movement for82. greater accountability has been
that children opportunities for free time and83.
to interact their peers, especially during
breaks, have been eliminated

• Movement A gradual development or change of
  attitude, public policy or opinion.
• We know which movement we are talking about.
• Add the before movement.

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81. However, one of the less-noticed effects of
movement for82. greater accountability has been
that children opportunities for free time and83.
to interact their peers, especially during
breaks, have been eliminated

• These opportunities for free time and interaction
  belong to the children.
• Replace children with childrens.

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81. However, one of the less-noticed effects of
movement for82. greater accountability has been
that children opportunities for free time and83.
to interact their peers, especially during
breaks, have been eliminated

• What preposition follows interact?
• Hint A person cannot interact alone.
• Add with after interact.

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• 84. or diminished in many system in countries
  such as the United States, Canada85. and the
  Britain. While it may seem like common sense that
  reducing

• System is countable.
• The word many tells us that it should be plural.
• Replace system with systems.

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84. or diminished in many system in countries
such as the United States, Canada85. and the
Britain. While it may seem like common sense that
reducing

• We say the United Kingdom and the U.K. but we
  dont say
• Delete the before Britain.
• You can also replace the with Great
  (Britain).

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86. break time would have a positive effect on
pupils' achievement, it is87. no evidence to
support this. On a contrary, although many
educators recognise88. the important of teaching
skills and maximising the efficient use of
classtime

• it is no is not the correct structure to say
  that something exists or doesnt exist.
• Replace it with there.

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86. break time would have a positive effect on
pupils' achievement, it is87. no evidence to
support this. On a contrary, although many
educators recognise88. the important of teaching
skills and maximising the efficient use of
classtime

• There can be only one opposite to something.
• Replace a with the in front of contrary.

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86. break time would have a positive effect on
pupils' achievement, it is87. no evidence to
support this. On a contrary, although many
educators recognise88. the important of teaching
skills and maximising the efficient use of class
(time)

• the must be followed by a noun.
• important is an adjective and there is no noun
  after it.
• Replace important with importance.

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• 89. time, they also recommend breaks to allow
  children to relaxing.90. There can be common
  ground between this two positions. Indeed,
  far91. too many policies recommended for primary
  schools have none scientific basis.

• to can be a preposition, in which case it is
  followed by the ing form.
• to can be part of the to infinitive
  structure.
• Which structure will follow allow?
• Replace relaxing with relax.

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89. time, they also recommend breaks to allow
children to relaxing.90. There can be common
ground between this two positions. Indeed,
far91. too many policies recommended for primary
schools have none scientific basis.

• There are two positions.
• Replace this with these.

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89. time, they also recommend breaks to allow
children to relaxing.90. There can be common
ground between this two positions. Indeed,
far91. too many policies recommended for primary
schools have none scientific basis.

• Replace none with no.

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• 92. I am unaware of any data supporting the idea
  that eliminate breaks maximises93. children's
  attention to classroom tasks. A fact,
  experimental research supports95. the argument
  that children more attentive to classroom tasks
  after a break.

• What is the subject of the verb maximises?
• Eliminate cannot be a subject.
• Replace eliminate with eliminating.

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92. I am unaware of any data supporting the idea
that eliminate breaks maximises93. children's
attention to classroom tasks. A fact,
experimental research supports95. the argument
that children more attentive to classroom tasks
after a break.

• We use ____ fact when we want to introduce or
  draw attention to a comment that contradicts a
  previous statement.
• Replace A with In before fact.

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92. I am unaware of any data supporting the idea
that eliminate breaks maximises93. children's
attention to classroom tasks. A fact,
experimental research supports95. the argument
that children more attentive to classroom tasks
after a break.

• attentive is an adjective used to describe
  children.
• We need the verb to be.
• Add are before more.

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• 96. Some studies conducted are suggest that
  students' attention to97. classroom work is
  maximised when study periods are short and
  following by breaks.

• This is the present tense.
• It should be in the active voice.
• Delete are.

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• 96. Some studies conducted are suggest that
  students' attention to97. classroom work is
  maximised when study periods are short and
  following by breaks.

• Classroom work is maximised when
• 1. Study periods are short.
• 2. Breaks follow the study periods.
• The sentence is written in the passive voice.
• Replace following with followed.

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• 98. breaks. In most East Asian primary schools,
  for examples, children are given a99. 10-minutes
  break regularly every 40 minutes or so. When
  these100. children had come back, they seem more
  attentive and are more ready to work.

• for examples is not the correct expression.
• Replace examples with example.

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• 98. breaks. In most East Asian primary schools,
  for examples, children are given a99. 10-minutes
  break regularly every 40 minutes or so. When
  these100. children had come back, they seem more
  attentive and are more ready to work.

• 10-minutes is an adjective describing the
  break.
• Adjectives are never plural.
• Replace 10-minutes with 10-minute.

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• 98. breaks. In most East Asian primary schools,
  for examples, children are given a99. 10-minutes
  break regularly every 40 minutes or so. When
  these100. children had come back, they seem more
  attentive and are more ready to work.

• This sentence is describing an observation that
  would seem to always be true.
• had come is the past perfect of come.
• Delete had.