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    In each of the following sentences, a certain element is either inappropriate or wrong.
     
1.   A major power failure hit seven Malaysian states, interrupting production in factories and caused chaos on the roads, with the worst affected states being Selangor and Negri Sembilan.
     
2.   Heavy fighting involving tanks and rockets have broken out between Vietnamese troops and Khmer Rouge geurillas near the Thai border, military sources said today.
     
3.   There can be no question of a ceasefire who would allow the Palestinian guerillas to reorganize, re-arm themselves and resume attacks.
     
4.   Faced with the worst economical crisis since World war II, which emptied sore shelves and left idle 25% of the nation's industrial capacity, the people are streaming abroad.
     
5.   Two merchants, both holders of their own legitimate passports, admitted entering Singapore on four occasions with forge Thai passports. they were jailed and fined.
     
6.   Police has arrested six people believed to have been responsible for having held up at least eight courting couples and robbed them.
     
7.   There remains the problem of feeding and caring for the strays awaiting for their fate. Some are adopted by members of the public; others have nowhere to go.
     
8.   I saw a number of young boys and girls, aged from about 6 to 15, begging in the street. They approached a passerby and say, "We are orphans. Could you help us ?
     

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1.   A major power failure hit seven Malaysian states, interrupting production in factories and causing chaos on the roads, with the worst affected states being Selangor and Negri Sembilan.
2.   Heavy fighting involving tanks and rockets has broken out between Vietnamese troops and Khmer Rouge geurillas near the Thai border, military sources said today.
3.   There can be no question of a ceasefire which would allow the Palestinian guerillas to reorganize, re-arm themselves and resume attacks.
4.   Faced with the worst economic crisis since World war II, which emptied sore shelves and left idle 25% of the nation's industrial capacity, the people are streaming abroad.
5.   Two merchants, both holders of their own legitimate passports, admitted entering Singapore on four occasions with forged Thai passports. they were jailed and fined.
6.   Police have arrested six people believed to have been responsible for having held up at least eight courting couples and robbed them.
7.   There remains the problem of feeding and caring for the strays awaiting/waiting for their fate. Some are adopted by members of the public; others have nowhere to go.
8.   I saw a number of young boys and girls, aged from about 6 to 15, begging in the street. They approached a passerby and said, "We are orphans. Could you help us ?
     
 
 
 

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