Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences. Choose right if the sentence is correct or wrong

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Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences. Choose "right" if the sentence is correct or "wrong" if it contains an error.

1. a) I wonder, what does he do all day long?
2. a) She asked them what color they were going to paint the living room.
3. b) The customs officer asked Dan if he has anything to declare.
4. a) They said that the lecture was to begin in the afternoon.
5. a) I"d like to know where they are.
6. a) Could you tell me why you look so upset?
7. a) I was sorry that I couldn"t meet her after classes.
8. b) I don"t know why they had not kept their promise to take us with them.
9. b) Why didn"t you say that we must translate the whole article?
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1. Ошибка в предложении: "a) I wonder, what does he do all day long?" - необходимо исправить. Правильный вариант: "a) I wonder, what he does all day long?". Исправление происходит путем удаления вспомогательного глагола "does", так как уже есть вводное слово "wonder", которое требует прямого порядка слов.
2. Предложение правильное: "a) She asked them what color they were going to paint the living room." - нет ошибок.
3. Ошибка в предложении: "b) The customs officer asked Dan if he has anything to declare." - необходимо исправить. Правильный вариант: "b) The customs officer asked Dan if he had anything to declare.". Форма глагола "have" должна быть в прошедшем времени.
4. Предложение правильное: "a) They said that the lecture was to begin in the afternoon." - нет ошибок.
5. Предложение правильное: "a) I"d like to know where they are." - нет ошибок.
6. Предложение правильное: "a) Could you tell me why you look so upset?" - нет ошибок.
7. Предложение правильное: "a) I was sorry that I couldn"t meet her after classes." - нет ошибок.
8. Ошибка в предложении: "b) I don"t know why they had not kept their promise to take" - необходимо исправить. Правильный вариант: "b) I don"t know why they had not kept their promise to take.". В конце предложения необходимо добавить слово "me", чтобы предложение стало полным и грамматически правильным.

Все исправления были сделаны так, чтобы соответствовать правильным грамматическим конструкциям и обеспечить связность предложений.