hhs010120
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Hello teachers
This is a test question my friend made, and I think it's problematic. And we argued over it. She and I want to know if the test question has a problem or not.
My question is "In the next paragraph, which is grammatically incorrect?"
I think all of the five underlined words are correct, and she thinks #5 is the answer.
I am looking forward to your answer.
Thanks in advance.
Your answer will be greatly helpful.
Occupied time is likely ①to feel shorter than unoccupied time. The case of complaints Houston Airport faced regarding baggage claim time shows that people usually exaggerate about the time they waited, and what they find ②annoying is time spent unoccupied. A few decades ago, executives of Houston Airport increased the number of baggage handlers ③to cope with the complaints about the baggage claim time. Though it reduced the average wait time to eight minutes, complaints didn’t stop. Within about a minuite passengers could get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes ④waiting for their bags. Then, the executives moved the arrival gates away from the baggage claim. Hence, it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there, which resulted in complaints reducing to almost zero. Occupying the passengers’ time then by making them walk longer seems ⑤to give the passengers the idea that they didn’t have to wait as long.
This is a test question my friend made, and I think it's problematic. And we argued over it. She and I want to know if the test question has a problem or not.
My question is "In the next paragraph, which is grammatically incorrect?"
I think all of the five underlined words are correct, and she thinks #5 is the answer.
I am looking forward to your answer.
Thanks in advance.
Your answer will be greatly helpful.
Occupied time is likely ①to feel shorter than unoccupied time. The case of complaints Houston Airport faced regarding baggage claim time shows that people usually exaggerate about the time they waited, and what they find ②annoying is time spent unoccupied. A few decades ago, executives of Houston Airport increased the number of baggage handlers ③to cope with the complaints about the baggage claim time. Though it reduced the average wait time to eight minutes, complaints didn’t stop. Within about a minuite passengers could get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes ④waiting for their bags. Then, the executives moved the arrival gates away from the baggage claim. Hence, it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there, which resulted in complaints reducing to almost zero. Occupying the passengers’ time then by making them walk longer seems ⑤to give the passengers the idea that they didn’t have to wait as long.
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