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fawwar
Tunisia

grammar
 

-Put shall anyone help me to do this exercise and justify all the answers plz

Put the words in parentheses in the right tense/form: (3mks)

Over the years, many experts have concluded that viewing a lot of violence in the media can be risky for children. Recent studies (show) ………………………………… that watching too much violence on TV or in video games can increase the chance that children will (desensitize) ………………………………… to violence, or even act more (aggressive) ………………………………… themselves. Pay special attention to the kinds of media your children play with or watch. Try (watch) ………………………………… TV or playing video games with your children and talk with them about the things you see together. Encourage your children to think about what they (watch) ………………………………… or playing. Watching the news with your child (enable) ………………………………… you to discuss current events like war and other conflicts, and can provide an opportunity to reinforce the consequences of violence.

4 Jan 2015      





Gi2gi
Georgia

First things first, could you please  edit your post so that it does not mess up the forum? (The lines are too long without a paragraph)
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 as for your question:

Over the years, many experts have concluded that viewing a lot of violence in the media can be risky for children. Recent studies (show) �1)��have shown�� that watching too much violence on TV or in video games can increase the chance that children will (desensitize) ��2) be desensitized � to violence, or even act more (aggressive) �3) aggressively�� themselves. Pay special attention to the kinds of media your children play with or watch. Try (watch) �4) watching� TV or playing video games with your children and talk with them about the things you see together. Encourage your children to think about what they (watch) �5)� are watching �� or playing. Watching the news with your child (enable) � will enable/enables � you to discuss current events like war and other conflicts, and can provide an opportunity to reinforce the consequences of violence.

1) have shown�� A recent occurrence, present perfect

2) be desensitized- future simple passive, children will be the object to desensitization

3) aggressively - aggressively, adverb needed to modify the verb

4) watching � although an infinitive is common after the verb try , gerund is preferable when you mean you are doing something as an experiment, to see what will happen.

5) are watching � otherwise there wouldn�t be �playing �J))) something is happening at a particular present moment

6) will enable/enables � both are correct, a general action/state in the future / present

 

4 Jan 2015