Error identification Extra practice exercises. Decide which part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Then look

at the answers below.

1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now Ive enrolled at the Economics Faculty.
2. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art.
3. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you she sounds very nice.
4. My friends tell the English exam is quite difficult but Im not worried.
5. The tickets, which are extremely good value, can be buy from large supermarkets.
6. The number of people which asked for the discount was low but grew during the summer period.
7. He wanted always to be a doctor and after doing medicine he now works in a hospital.
8. The informations they gave us was not very helpful so I consulted the website instead.
9. There isnt many time, do you think we should get a taxi to the exhibition centre?
10. He graduated in languages in June and is now thinking of do a second degree in psychology.
11. The policeman showed us an identikit picture of the man who steal the car.
12. How long does it take to get the station on foot from your house
13. I was so angry that I took the watch broken to the jewellers to get my money back.
14. He rang me this morning for tell me that he had passed his driving test.
15. I wont be able to go on holiday this year unless I will get a part-time job.
16. It was so nice day that they decided to have a picnic in the field.
17. I havent never seen anybody who rides a horse so well before.
18. My boyfriend always takes me to see horror films, but I dont like very much.
19. We went to Guatemala last year so we were tired of the usual beach holiday.
20. Ive gone to Marbella. I remember it well. A busy town with a nice modern promenade and picturesque
piazze.
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
1. I enjoyed studying (enjoy + ing)
2. keen on (keen + on = essere appassionato di)
3. want to (want+ to + verb)
4. tell me (tell + person (me/you/him/her etc); nb. saynon seguito dalla persona)
5. can be bought (to be + past participle = passive)
6. who (relative pronoun who = people)
7. always wanted (frequency adverb goes before the main verb)
8. the informations (information = uncountable noun)
9. much time (much with uncountable nouns, many with countable nouns)
10. doing (ingafter a preposition)
11. stole (past tense of steal = steal stole stolen)
12. get to (preposition necessary; get to /go to /come to the station, BUT. arrive at/ reach the station)
13. broken watch (adjective before noun)
14. to tell me (to+base form = per/a scopo di)
15. unless I will get (1 conditional = if/unless/when + present)
16. such a (such a + noun; so + adjective)
17. I havent never (double negative)
18. l dont like them (like + direct object)
19. as (as = siccome; so = quindi)
20. Ive been to Madrid (use been not gone se sei stato e tornato)
 1. He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.

2. Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.

3. He has been working here for sometimes.

4. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.

5. Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.

6. I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view.

7. H e j umpe d d ow n a f t er s h ou te d a w a r n in g t o t ho s e s t an di ng be lo w.

8. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark.

9. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help.

10. The robber gave the victim with a hard blow.

Answers

1. H e w a s q u i t e a m u s e d w h e n h e h e a r d w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d .
2. Tu r n l e f t a t t h e c r o s s r o a d s w h e n y o u r e a c h i t .
3. H e h a s b e e n w o r k i n g h e r e f o r s o m e t i m e s .
4. H e s t o p p e d t o s e e i f h e c o u l d p i c k u p t h e t r a i l .
5. A l t h o u g h h e j u m p e d a s i d e , y e t t h e s t o n e h i t h i m .
6. I d e c i d e d t o c l i m b t o t h e t o p o f t h e h i l l t o g e t a b e t t e r v i e w.
7. H e j u m p e d d o w n a f t e r s h o u t i n g a w a r n i n g t o t h o s e s t a n d i n g
below
8. A f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s , I l o o k e d u p a n d s a w t h a t i t w a s g e t t i n g
dark.
9. I s a w t h e b l i n d m a n c r o s s i n g t h e b u s y r o a d w i t h o u t a n y h e l p .
10. T h e r o b b e r g a v e t h e v i c t i m a h a r d b l o w.
 1. There were marks on the snow but it were unrecognizable.

2. He lead me to the rear of the shop where

more goods were stacked.

3. The branch struck him hard and lay him unconscious.

4. T h e s u d d e n n o i s e f r i g h t e n e d t h e b a b y a n d m a d e i t t o c r y.

5. The dog wagged it's tail when it saw me approaching.

6. There was signs of neglect showing that no one was living

there.

7. After a few moment, the woman opened the window

a n d l o o k e d o u t c u r i o u s l y.

8. Can you write an article to be include in the next issue of

the magazine ?

9. Decided to leave, I packed my clothes and left a note to

say I had gone.

10. One of the former student donated a large sum of money to

the school.

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1. T h e r e w e r e m a r k s o n t h e s n o w b u t t h e y w e r e
unrecognizable.
2. H e l e d m e t o t h e r e a r o f t h e s h o p w h e r e m o r e g o o d s w e r e
stacked.
3. T h e b r a n c h s t r u c k h i m h a r d a n d l a i d h i m u n c o n s c i o u s .
4. T h e s u d d e n n o i s e f r i g h t e n e d t h e b a b y a n d m a d e i t c r y .
5. T e d o g w a g g e d i t s t a i l w h e n i t s a w m e a p p r o a c h i n g .
6. T h e r e w e r e s i g n s o f n e g l e c t s h o w i n g t h a t n o o n e w a s
living there.
7. A f t e r a f e w m o m e n t s , t h e w o m a n o p e n e d t h e w i n d o w a n d
l o o k e d o u t c u r i o u s l y.
8. C a n y o u w r i t e a n a r t i c l e t o b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e n e x t i s s u e
of the magazine ?
9. D e c i d i n g t o l e a v e , I p a c k e d m y c l o t h e s a n d l e f t a n o t e t o
say I had gone.
10. O n e o f t h e f o r m e r s t u d e n t s d o n a t e d a l a r g e s u m o f m o n e y
to the school.
 1. To who did you pass the message I gave you ?

2. The firemen put off the fire quickly but the house
was burnt down.

3. The villagers carried out

a through search for the missing child.

4. Please convey my best wish to your mother when you see her.

5. Unless you finish all your homework, you can watch

television.

6. The contestant hitted the target with great accuracy.

7. I am sorry to say that your son has been absence from

school for a week.

8. S u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t s w i l l b e p a i d a t t r a c t i n g s a l a r y, b o n u s
and fringe benefits.

9. Can you borrow me your book for a few days ?

10. My friend asked me to go for shopping with her but

I refused.

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1. T o w h o m d i d y o u p a s s t h e m e s s a g e I g a v e y o u ?
2. T h e f i r e m e n p u t o u t t h e f i r e q u i c k l y b u t t h e h o u s e w a s
burnt down.
3. T h e v i l l a g e r s c a r r i e d o u t a t h o r o u g h s e a r c h f o r t h e
missing child.
4. P l e a s e c o n v e y m y b e s t w i s h e s t o y o u r m o t h e r w h e n y o u
see her.
5. U n l e s s y o u f i n i s h a l l y o u r h o m e w o r k , y o u c a n ' t w a t c h
television.
6. T h e c o n t e s t a n t h i t t h e t a r g e t w i t h g r e a t a c c u r a c y .
7. I a m s o r r y t o s a y t h a t y o u r s o n h a s b e e n a b s e n t f r o m
school fro a week.
8. S u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t s w i l l b e p a i d a t t r a c t i v e s a l a r y ,
bonus and fringe benefits.
9. C a n y o u l e n d m e y o u r b o o k f r o a f e w d a y s ?
10. M y f r i e n d a s k e d m e t o g o s h o p p i n g w i t h h e r b u t I
refused.
 1. The fire spread quickly, destroy three houses within minutes.

2. She crossed the road without looking and

was knock down by a car.

3. He got out of the car, than he locked it and walked to the

office.

4. I hope you will kind consider my application for a job in

yo u r c o m p a n y.

5. If I know it was going to rain like this, I would have

stayed at home.

6. To my opinion advertisements
are more harmful than beneficial.

7. The crowd was little and I had no difficulty in getting a

good seat.

8. Mrs Salmah bought a lot of furnitures at the sale for

her new house.

9. If you go I'm sure you will find it enjoy.

10. Would you mind go with me to the hospital ?

Answers

1. T h e f i r e s p r e a d q u i c k l y , d e s t r o y i n g t h r e e h o u s e s w i t h i n
minutes.
2. S h e c r o s s e d t h e r o a d w i t h o u t l o o k i n g a n d
wasknocked down by a car.
3. H e g o t o u t o f t h e c a r , t h e n h e l o c k e d i t a n d w a l k e d t o t h e
office.
4. I h o p e y o u w i l l k i n d l y c o n s i d e r m y a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a j o b
i n yo u r c o mp a n y.
5. I f I h a d k n o w n i t w a s g o i n g t o r a i n l i k e t h i s , I w o u l d
have stayed at home.
6. I n m y o p i n i o n a d v e r t i s e m e n t s a r e m o r e h a r m f u l t h a n
beneficial.
7. T h e c r o w d w a s s m a l l a n d I h a d n o d i f f i c u l t y i n g e t t i n g a
good seat.
8. M r s S a l m a h b o u g h t a l o t o f f u r n i t u r e a t t h e s a l e f o r h e r
new house.
9. I f y o u g o I ' m s u r e y o u w i l l f i n d i t e n j o y a b l e .
10. W o u l d y o u m i n d g o i n g w i t h m e t o t h e h o s p i t a l ?
1. The shop assistance was very helpful and I was able to buy
what I wanted.
2. Have you wrote a reply to your grandmother to thank her for
the present ?

3. My father told me don't stay out late at night with my

friends.

4. We have to do it ourself as there are not enough workers to

finish it on time.

5. Amy sits besides me in class while Sita is behind me.

6. We are grateful for Mrs Halimah for helping us to win

the inter-school debate.

7. When Rahman reached to home, he realized that no

onewas there.

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1. T h e s h o p a s s i s t a n t w a s v e r y h e l p f u l a n d I w a s a b l e t o b u y
what I wanted.
2. H a v e y o u w r i t t e n a r e p l y t o y o u r g r a n d m o t h e r t o t h a n k
her for the present ?
3. M y f a t h e r t o l d m e n o t t o s t a y o u t l a t e a t n i g h t w i t h m y
friends.
4. W e h a v e t o d o i t o u r s e l v e s a s t h e r e a r e n o t e n o u g h
workers to finish it on time.
5. A m y s i t s b e s i d e m e i n c l a s s w h i l e S i t a i s b e h i n d m e .
6. W e a r e g r a t e f u l t o M r s H a l i m a h f o r h e l p i n g u s t o w i n t h e
inter-school debate.
7. W h e n R a h m a n r e a c h e d h o m e , h e r e a l i z e d t h a t n o o n e w a s
there.
1. She has a small eyes and a pointed nose.

2. Jane is rather a outstanding woman.

3. We need to take an action to solve the proble m of pollution.

4. If you read, you get a knowledge.

5. The woman describe her daughter as jewel.

6. H e w a s g i v e n a r e w a r d s f o r h i s h o n e s t y.

7. It becomes dry when exposed to sun.

8. The tracks were made by strange creature.

9. F a t h e r w e n t t o b a n k ye s t e r d a y.

10 Michael Jackson is famous singer.

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1. small eyes
2. an outstanding
3. action
4. knowledge
5. as a jewel
6. a reward
7. the sun
8. a strange creature
9. the bank
10. a famous singer
1. I a m l i v i n g i n Wes t e r l e y s i n c e l a s t S e p t e mb e r.

2. I h a v e b e e n i n N e w Yor k t w o w e e k s a g o .

3. The phone rung while I was doing the dishes

4. I have received your letter last week.

5. If I had taken part, I will win the prize.

6. They have now reduce the number of projects on the

highlands.

7. She gave a loud scream and fall over the chair.

8. We ate the chicken and also drunk the orange j uice.

9. After this happen, we dared not go there again.

10 Has anyone ever tell you to knock before you enter ?

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1. have been living

2. for two weeks
3. rang
4. received
5. would have won
6. reduced
7. fell
8. drank
9. happened
10. told
1. While I am watching television last night, someone called.

2. Val u a b l e p a i n t i n g s w e r e s t o l e f r o m t h e g a l l e r y.

3. I found that my drawers were searched.

4. I suddenly noticed that he has turned blue.

5. The car was damage badly in the accident.

6. Teenagers without guidance can be easily influence .

7. When my father was doing his work, we will not disturb him.

8. We had better went home now. It is late.

9. When I reached her house, she already left.

10 If I were you, I will see the headmaster.

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1. was watching
2. stolen
3. had been
4. had
5. damaged
6. influenced
7. is
8. go
9. had already left
10. would
1. They were boring by the film.

2. After tied up the thief, I called the police.

3. 'Stop cry or I will hit you,' he threatened.

4. This problem can be solved by control pollution.

5. I saw a man climbed over the gate.

6. Alina saw her tried to open the front door.

7. The gate was not damaged but it was wide opened.

8. I saw my neighbor was standing by the door.

9. We had a very frightened experience.

10 I heard the child screamed.

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1. bored
2. tying
3. crying
4. controlling
5. climb / climbing
6. try / trying
7. wide open
8. standing
9. frightening
10. scream / screaming
1. When you send the forms, you should included a photograph.

2. If you have a car, you can traveled around Singapore.

3. The thieves must had stolen the handphone.

4. Our group must climbed the hill.

5. When she is free, she will helps us.

6. Even when he is sad, he will jokes.

7. We must prayed to God for help.

8. Do I must go ?

9. You c a n l e a v i n g s o o n .

10 He can easily recognizes his old friends.

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1. should include
2. travel
3. have stolen
4. must climb
5. help
6. joke
7. must pray
8. have to
9. leave
10. recognize
1. The teacher gave each of the student a test paper.

2. I t ' s i mp o r t a n t f o r e v e r y s t u d e n t s t o h a v e a d i c t i o n a r y.

3. Every furniture in that room is made of wood.

4. People's idea about values change.

5. We have a lot of works to do.

6. One of my mother's ring was also stolen.

7. She has a lot of jewelleries.

8. The businessman has bought a lot of properties.

9. It is wise to have a smaller amount of children.

10 They usually have three or less children.

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1. students
2. student
3. All
4. ideas
5. work
6. rings
7. jewellery
8. property
9. number
10. fewer
1. Tell the driver where do you want to go.

2. He wants to know what can he do.

3. I'll ask her what is the time.

4. We don't know wh y is he late .

5. Tell me where is the key.

6. I wonder what is she doing there.

7. Why they can't do it properly ?

8. I understand why did he do it.

9. Can anyone tell me what is the story about ?

10 Her mother is staying where ?

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1. you want
2. he can do
3. the time is
4. he is late
5. the key is
6. she is doing
7. can't they
8. he did
9. they story is
10. Where is her mother staying ?
1. A l t h o u g h h e i s t i r e d b u t h e wa n t s t o p l a y.

2. The weather was such cold that I didn't go out.

3. It was too hot that I couldn't drink it.

4. Unless I study hard, I will pass all my exams.

5. Ronnie is my age wherelse Steve is younger than I.

6. Either Jack will call Susan or Bob.

7. H e a t e a l o t b e c a u s e h e w as t o o h u n g r y.

8. H e c o m p l e t e d t h e r a c e i n s p i t e h i s i n j u r y.

9. Marie woke up late. Consequent she missed the train.

10 Smith is a poor man. Moreover he helps other poor people.

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1. ( omit but )
2. so
3. so
4. will not pass
5. whereas
6. Either Jack or Bob will call Susan.
7. very
8. in spite of
9. Consequently
10. However
1. I reached at Semantan Street.

2. About half past nine we arrived the destination.

3. We heard a lot of noise among the jungles

4. We came out from the tree when it was safe.

5. They thanked to the family for helping them.

6. I screamed loudly to him.

7. She wants the best of us.

8. Parents need to spend more time on their children.

9. They are able to concentrate of their work.

10 They spend more time to caring for others.

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1. reached
2. arrived at
3. in
4. down
5. thanked
6. at
7. for / from
8. with
9. on
10. on
1. It difference from one culture to another.

2. I realized it had dead.

3. It was so enjoy.

4. The harmony atmosphere made me feel good.

5. A child needs attention from their parents

6. O n N e w Yea r ' s E v e m e a n d m y f a m i l y h a v e d i n n e r t o g e t h e r.

7. In spite of his injured, he decided to take part.

8. The river was more deep than I thought.

9. The tracks were much more width compared with the tiger's.

10 Compared with her, my handwriting is neater.

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1. differs
2. died
3. enjoyable
4. harmonious
5. his / her
6. my family and I
7. injury
8. deeper
9. wide
10. hers

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