Writing 567 Error correction Harry Houdini

The Great Houdini - escape artist

Having a happy family is the most important thing in life.

To have a happy family is the most important thing in life. grammar ok, very unusual, not authentic- we just don't start sentences with infinitives
Instead, we use gerunds Having, Going


advise (v)
advice (n) noncount noun, uncountable noun
s
water waters glasses of water
salt salts spoonful of salt
advice advices pieces of advice
My sister always gives me good advice.
My sister always gave me two pieces of advice.

My sister always gave me some advice.

My sister gave me some bad advice. She told me to quit school and join a circus.

1. began , start, continue  - to study, studying

She started to cry.

She started crying.

begin, start, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, can’t stand

infinitive or a gerund

Mary will begin to work at White Spot next week.

Mary will begin working at White Spot next week.

Sarah likes to dance.

Sarah likes dancing.

I prefer to stay home on Friday night and (to)read a book.

I prefer staying home on Friday night and reading a book.

make them the same style - parallelism

I hate to study math.

I hate studying math.

can't stand -not as strong as 'hate'

He can't stand driving in rush hour.

In my small town where I grew up, we had 'rush minute'.

2. David Blaine is a famous English escape artist.

3. 

4. Nobody couldn't Nobody could keep Harry where he didn't want to be.

5. He could get out of any jail.

She got out of jail. phrasal verb, verb+prep

She got out of the car.

She got out of the house/school/hospital.

She got out of trouble. She was off the hook.

She wasn't in trouble any more.

6. Scotland Yard - the national police of Great Britain

RCMP - national police of Canada- 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police 

7. Houdini managed free himself.

Houdini managed to free himself.

managed - was able to

I was able to fix my computer.

I managed to fix my computer.

I took Chemistry last term. It was difficult, but I managed to pass it.

I manage three employees at my store. - business manager

I take care of my children. I am their caretaker.

He is the caretaker of the hotel.

mute - someone who can't talk

deaf - can't hear

blind - can't see

can't feel anything

8. locksmith - a person who fixes locks

foolproof - adj - impossible to get it wrong

easy to get right

9. 

hurricane - Atlantic Ocean

typhoon - Pacific Ocean 

tsunami - tidal wave

seismic upgrading - schools in Vancouver are being strengthened for when there is an earthquake