Corrections 1
Find the error:
I beet you have never seen inner city life and the challenges faced by average citizens.
bet
BONUS
What is the meaning of BEET?
The plane __________ late now because of the bad weather.
1. would have been taking off
2. is taking off
3. took off
4. was taking off
#2 - is taking off
The plane is taking off late now because of the bad weather.
List 10 prepositions.
after, among, away, to, at, during, past, around, on, in, around, next to, by, between, inside, across, under, above, up, down...
Find the error:
There a big house is on the corner.
Word order
There is a big house on the corner.
Identify the error:
I have to work in the weekend, so I can’t go out.
in = on
I have to work on the weekend, so I can’t go out.
Find the error:
We enjoyed our vacation even though it would be very short.
wrong verb - would be = was
We enjoyed our vacation even though it would be very short.
Make the tenses in the sentence balance.
Most rescue organizations (do, does) not have the proper equipment to deal with such a catastrophe.
do
Susan ran _____ her ex-boyfriend at the museum, even though she tried avoiding him.
1. into
2. for
3. around
4. after
#1 - into
Susan ran into her ex-boyfriend at the museum, even though she tried avoiding him.
Find the error:
In front of the house some giant trees were.
word order
In front of the house were some giant trees.
He is _____ no means certain of what he’s doing.
1. in
2. of
3. at
4. by
#4 - by
He is by no means certain of what he’s doing.
by no means - not possible
Find the error:
When graduates, my roommate will give me his laptop.
Missing subject in 1st clause - he
When he graduates, my roommate will give me his laptop.
The manager informed me that Raheem and Carlos (do, does) not work at the plant anymore.
do
You shouldn’t look _____ the sun _____ binoculars as it will damage your corneas.
1. at; through
2. on; out of
3. toward; by
4. in; in
#1 - at; through
You shouldn’t look at the sun through binoculars as it will damage your corneas.
Find the error:
How long it has been since you arrived in the United States?
word order - has/it
How long has it been since you arrived in the United States?
The lawyer asked the client why _____ it.
did he do
did he
he did
did
#3 - he did
The lawyer asked the client why he did it.
This is a statement, not a question.
Find the error:
The airplane that he flies it is a small one.
Extra subject - it
The airplane that he flies is a small one.
The plane __________ until 5 o'clock, which will make me miss my connection.
1. takes off
2. is taking off
3. wouldn't take off
4. isn't taking off
4. isn't taking off
The plane isn't taking off until 5 o'clock, which will make me miss my connection.
Find the error:
To the north the stream is that the settlers will have to cross.
Word order
To the north is the stream is that the settlers will have to cross.
Find the error:
Where is it cheapest to get typeset copy printed?
copy = copies
Where is it cheapest to get typeset copies printed?
Identify the subject and verb and each prepositional phrase.
After the difficult exam, before the cool weekend Tom will take a trip on an expensive boat to the Cayman Islands across the blue ocean.
S - Tom
V - will take
PP -
1. After the difficult exam
2. before the cool weekend
3. on an expensive boat
4. to the Cayman Islands
5. across the blue ocean
Find the error:
The professor does not understand why so many students did poor on the exam.
poorly (adverb)
Describes the verb did
poor - lacking in something, usually money
poorly - not a good result/performance
Give two meanings of the verb PUT UP
1. to build or construct something
2. to display/post something for others to notice
3. to handle/deal with something
On the second level of the parking lot ___ .
is empty
are empty
some empty stalls are
are some empty stalls
#4 - are some empty stalls
On the second level of the parking lot are some empty stalls.
BONUS - Give two examples of STALL
The report would have been accepted _____ in checking its accuracy.
if more care
more care had been taken
had taken more care
had more care been taken
#4 - had more care been taken
The report would have been accepted had more care been taken in checking its accuracy.
The results of the current experiment appear to be more consistent than _____ the results of any previous tests.
them
were
they were
were they
#2 - were
The results of the current experiment appear to be more consistent than were the results of any previous tests.