Poly U showcases ‘sweating manikin’

• What is a manikin?

• What purpose could a sweating manikin serve?

82. This new breed of manikin, nicknamed Walter, has developed83. by two textile scientists at the PolyU. Not only can Walter84. be dressed in real clothing, but he can also ‘perspires’. However

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• Who developed the manikin?

• Should ‘develop’ be in the active or passive voice?

• Replace “has” with …

• was

82. This new breed of manikin, nicknamed Walter, has developed83. by two textile scientists at the PolyU. Not only can Walter84. be dressed in real clothing, but he can also ‘perspires’. However

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• Correct

82. This new breed of manikin, nicknamed Walter, has developed83. by two textile scientists at the PolyU. Not only can Walter84. be dressed in real clothing, but he can also ‘perspires’. However

• (84)• “perspire” is a verb.• He can …• Replace “perspires” with …• “perspire”• You can also delete …• can

However,85. this manikin does not designed for department store windows, but to 86. show what fancy clothes are really look like after a hot summer’s day.

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• Who designed the manikin? Was it the manikin or the scientists?

• Replace “does” with …

• is/was

However,85. this manikin does not designed for department store windows, but to 86. show what fancy clothes are really look like after a hot summer’s day.

• (86)• Look at these examples:• You are like your father.• You like your father.• You look like your father.• Delete …• are

87. This manikin, he has fabric skins of different types that can be88. changed to simulation different perspiration rates, is meant for testing89. fabrics and clothing under extremely conditions of temperature and activity.

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• What is the purpose of the part of the sentence between the commas?

• Which word should be replaced to make the adjective clause grammatically correct?

• Replace “he” with …

• “which”.

87. This manikin, he has fabric skins of different types that can be88. changed to simulation different perspiration rates, is meant for testing89. fabrics and clothing under extremely conditions of temperature and activity.

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• What is the purpose of having different fabric skins that can be changed?

• Do we need a verb or a noun?

• Replace “simulation” with …

• “simulate”.

87. This manikin, he has fabric skins of different types that can be88. changed to simulation different perspiration rates, is meant for testing89. fabrics and clothing under extremely conditions of temperature and activity.

• (89) They want to test the fabrics under the following conditions: very high and very low temperatures, as well as intense activity.

• What part of speech is “conditions”?• What kind of word should be used to modify a

noun?• Replace “extremely” with …• “extreme”.

90. He can be used for testing the comfort different kinds of clothing.

• The manikin can be used to test if different kinds of clothing are comfortable.

• What preposition is missing between the two ideas of “comfort” and “different kinds of clothing”?

• “testing the comfort of different kinds of clothing.”

91. With Walter, some of challenges in manikin technology have been met.92. Walter has four distinct advantage over existing manikins:

• (91)If we say “some of …”, we are obviously talking about a specific group.

• What kind of challenges are we talking about? Challenges in manikin technology.

• What article is missing after “some of …”?

• “the”

• Deleting “of” would also be an acceptable answer.

91. With Walter, some of challenges in manikin technology have been met.92. Walter has four distinct advantage over existing manikins:

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• Very easy!

• How many advantages are there?

• Replace “advantage” with …

• “advantages”.

93. He has a waterproof fabric “skin” that allow moisture to pass through.

• How many skins does he have?

• Does the verb “allow” agree with its subject?

• Replace “allow” with…

• “allows”.

94. “Warm-bloodedness” can be simulated by pump warm water through him.

• Very easy!

• How can “warm-bloodedness” be simulated?

• “by” should be a good hint that you should replace “pump” with …

• “pumping”

95. He allows scientists to be easily measure both heat insulation96. and resistance to water vapour, get a high degree of accuracy.

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• Who is doing the measuring of heat insulation and resistance to water vapour?

• Do we need to use the active or passive voice.

• What word needs to be deleted?

• “be”

95. He allows scientists to be easily measure both heat insulation96. and resistance to water vapour, get a high degree of accuracy.

• (96)• The answer that sounds the most natural would be: “…

vapour with a high degree of accuracy.” Although this was accepted as a possible answer, technically it isn’t correct because of the comma. The preposition “with” is used with the noun “accuracy”.

• If we keep the comma, “getting” is a possible answer, but it doesn’t sound quite as natural. This would create an adjective phrase.

97. Walter’s skin can be unzip and changed, with different skins98. simulating different rates of perspiration.

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• Can Walter’s skin unzip itself?

• Replace “unzip” with …

• “unzipped”.

97. Walter’s skin can be unzip and changed, with different skins98. simulating different rates of perspiration.

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• Correct.

99. The scientists claim that Walter will extremely useful for environmental engineering.

• “Useful” is an adjective.

• Where is the verb in the second part of the sentence?

• Ex.: Computers are useful.

• What word should you add between “will” and “extremely useful”?

• “be”