Common grammatical Errors
Choose the correct word: We understand each other [really well; really good].
What is really well?
I do not want to (lose/loose) this game.
What is lose?
I live at 16110 Wildwood Lane New Lenox Illinois 60451.
What is I live at 16110 Wildwood Lane, New Lenox, Illinois 60451.
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: Lets eat Grandma.
What is Let's eat, Grandma.
Add a semicolon or a colon: Call me tomorrow I will give you my answer then.
What is Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
Choose the correct word: I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
What is good?
Give the dog (it's/its) ball back before he bites you.
What is its?
My birthday is on January 30th 1986.
What is My birthday is on January 30th, 1986.
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone seemed (alright, all right) until the argument began.
What is all right
Add a semicolon or a colon: The recipe calls for the following items butter, sugar, and flour.
What is The recipe calls for the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.
Every one of you [have; has] earned my respect.
What is has?
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Samantha located (a lot, alot) of errors in her essay.
What is a lot
Yes I would love to go on a date with you.
What is Yes, I would love to go on a date with you.
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: When are you Daisy and Sam going to Chicago.
What is When are you, Daisy, and Sam going to Chicago?
Add a semicolon or a colon: You will want to bring many camping items for example, sleeping bags, pans, and warm clothing will make the trip better.
What is You will want to bring many camping items; for example, sleeping bags, pans, and warm clothing will make the trip better.
I am the one [who; whom] tells you where to go.
What is who?
Would you like to go to the mall (to,too,two)?
What is too?
Handsome funny actors are the best in chick flicks.
What is Handsome, funny actors are the best in chick flicks.
Identify the compound subject in the following sentence: American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived aboard space stations.
What is astronauts and cosmonauts
Add a semicolon or a colon: I want an assistant who can do the following (a) input data, (b) write reports, and (c) complete tax forms.
What is I want an assistant who can do the following: (a) input data, (b) write reports, and (c) complete tax forms.
To [who; whom] should I write my letter?
What is whom?
(Whose/Who's) seen my black ink pen?
What is who's?
The governor of California who is a lover of movies will be in town next week.
What is The governor of California, who is a lover of movies, will be in town next week.
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Christopher is a better writer (then, than) Martin is.
What is than
Add a semicolon or a colon: They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark therefore, they decided to camp for the night.
What is They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark; therefore, they decided to camp for the night.