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Each sentence given below contains one or more grammar mistakes.

Correct the mistake(s) and


rewrite the sentences.

1. Sid can play tennis as good as his brother.

2. The match hadnt hardly begun when it started raining.

3. That was sure a mistake.

4. He talks more pleasant than his brother. Needless to say, he is the more popular of the two.

5. When you become a parent, you will think different about children.

6. I felt badly about not having won the championship.

7. Winning is not near as important as playing good.

8. His behavior seemed a little oddly.

9. He didnt run good enough to qualify for the race.

10. We could clear see the snow-capped mountains at a distance.

Answers

1. Sid can play tennis as well as his brother.

2. The match had hardly begun when it started raining.

3. That was surely a mistake.

4. He talks more pleasantly than his brother. Needless to say, he is the more popular of the two.

5. When you become a parent, you will think differently about children.

6. I felt bad about not having won the championship.

7. Winning is not nearly as important as playing well.

8. His behavior seemed a little odd.

9. He didnt run well enough to qualify for the race.

10. We could clearly see the snow-capped mountains at a distance.


There were marks on the snow but it were unrecognizable .

He lead me to the rear of the shop where more goods were stacked.

The branch struck him hard and lay him unconscious.

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.

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

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

After a few moment, the woman opened the window and looked out
c u r i o u s l y.

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


magazine ?
.

Decided to leave, I packed my clothes and left a note to say I had gone.

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

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 u n r e c o g n i z a b l e .
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 s t a c k e d .
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. Te 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 l i v i n g t h e r e .
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 o f t h e
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 s a y I h a d
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 t o t h e
school.

One of these parts contains an error.

1. The fire
spread
quickly,
destroy three
houses within
minutes.

2. She crossed
the road
without
looking and
was knock
d own b y 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 your
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 op in io n
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.

1 0 . Wou l d y o u
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 m i n u t e s .
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 w a s k n o c k e d d o w n b y 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 o f f i c e .
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 y o u r
c o m p 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 h a v e s t a y e d
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 b e n e f i c i a l .
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 g o o d
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 n e w
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. Wou 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 ?

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