Correct the errors in the following sentence:
The commentator said its the most unique program was skated at the competition and they are skating unbelievable therefore it hasn't been surprised that the audience have given them the standing ovation.
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The commentator said the most unique program at the competition was skating, and their skating was unbelievable; therefore it wasn’t surprising when the audience gave them a standing ovation.
The commentator said that the most unique program at the competition was skating and they were unbelievable therefore, it hasn't been surprising that the audience have given them the standing ovation.
MARTHA:You caught some of the problems, but there is difficulty with the meaning here--in particular think about nouns and pronoun agreement;-)
SAADAT:You also need to think about meaning and pronoun usage--good try;-)
The commentator said that the most unique program at the competition was skating and they were skating unbelievable; therefore, it is not surprising that the audience have given them the standing ovation.
The commentator said that the most uniquely program at the competition was skating and their skating was unbelievable; therefore, it hasn’t been surprising that the audience has given them a standing ovation.
UZMA: There are some good changes here, but now think about word usage, word form, and pronoun reference;-)
STEPHANIE:You, too, have made some good changes, but you have introduced an error, and haven't yet solved the word usage, form, and pronoun reference problems;-)
The commentator said that skating was the most unique program at the competition, and they were skating unbelievably; therefore, it hasn't been surprising that the audience has given them a standing ovation.
The commentator said the most unique program at the competition was skating, and the skaters were unbelievable; therefore it wasn't surprising when the audience gave them a standing ovation.
STEPHANIE: That's a bit better, but there's still a usage and pronoun reference error;-)
MARTHA: A "meaning" error is the same as word usage error--so you have the same mistake everyone else has been making--the rest is good;-)
The commentator said it was the most unique skating program at the competition, and their skating was unbelievable; therefore, it hasn't been surprising that the audience has given them a standing ovation.
STEPHANIE: I can see that you're trying really hard with this one; you're still not there, but the consolation is that after this much effort you will remember the "problems" when you see them again;-)
The commentator said they had the most unique skating program at the competition, and their skating was unbelievable; therefore, they haven't been surprised that the audience has given them a standing ovation.
STEPHANIE: Another good effort, but you're not seeing the problems that I'm referring to;-)
The commentator said the most unique program was skated at the skating competition, and the skaters were unbelievable; therefore it wasn't surprising when the audience gave them a standing ovation.
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