Question

14 Read what you should and what you shouldn't do when you eat. The advice in four of the sentences is wrong. Which ones? Correct these sentences.



1 You should never wash your hands before you eat.



2 You should start eating before everybody at the table has food on their plates.



3 You should put your napkin on your lap.



4 You shouldn't use the napkin to blow your nose. 5 You should sit still. You shouldn't rock on your chair.



6 While you eat you should keep both your hands above the table.



7 You shouldn't put your elbows on the table.



8 You should play with your food.



9 You shouldn't eat your meal with your fingers.



10 You should eat with a fork in your left hand and a knife in your right hand, if you are right-handed.



11 You shouldn't use your knife to put food in your mouth.

Answer 1

The incorrect advice in the sentences is:

1. You should never wash your hands before you eat. (Incorrect: Washing hands before eating is a good hygiene practice.)

6. While you eat, you should keep both your hands above the table. (Incorrect: It is acceptable to have your hands on your lap when not using utensils.)

8. You should play with your food. (Incorrect: Playing with food is generally discouraged.)

10. You should eat with a fork in your left hand and a knife in your right hand if you are right-handed. (Incorrect: Typically, it's the other way around, with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right for right-handed individuals.)

Please let me know if you have any further questions or if you'd like me to correct any specific sentences.