Examine the ends of the verbs and nouns in the following text for s's that are missing or for s's that are redundant (i.e. they should not be there). And one s in the middle of a word that is wrong! Rewrite each numbered part of the passage in the space provided. End of sentence punctuations are NOT necessary. But check your spelling very carefully before you click the [Score me] button to see your score.

  1. Participating fully in a group discussions requires practise in the skills of talking clearly and concisely,

  2. asking useful question and listening carefully.

  3. These skills takes time to acquires particularly with a groups of people who initially are stranger,

  4. and you need to find your own balance between talking and listening for each combinations of people.

  5. In particular, study have shown that men often dominate discussions in which both sex are involved.

  6. Some people doesn't see asking questions as an essential part of conversations,

  7. so they may need to practise the skills of asking question and genuinely listening.