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Year 11 English — The errors that come round again and again

Name the kind of mistake a faulty line contains — agreement, tense, article, preposition or word form — and then correct it.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each line by whether it is correct English.

    Groups: Correct · Wrong

    • We will discuss about the matter later.
    • We will discuss the matter later.
    • She married with a doctor.
    • He returned back from the city on Sunday.
    • She married a doctor.
    • He returned from the city on Sunday.

  2. 2.What kind of error is in "She said me that she was busy"?

    • a) The pronoun at the end is the wrong one
    • b) The article before the noun is missing
    • c) The tense of the reported verb is wrong
    • d) This reporting verb cannot be followed straight away by the listener

  3. 3.What kind of error is in "He is senior than me"?

    • a) The wrong tense on the verb
    • b) The wrong number on the verb
    • c) The wrong article before the noun
    • d) The wrong preposition after the adjective

  4. 4.Correct the error: "I have seen him yesterday." Write the corrected word.

  5. 5.Which line is free of error?

    • a) Each of the boys have a bat.
    • b) Each of the boy has a bat.
    • c) Each of the boys has a bat.
    • d) Each of the boys have bats.

  6. 6.Sort each faulty line by the kind of error it contains.

    Groups: Agreement · Tense · Article

    • He goes to school yesterday.
    • She have finished her work.
    • The boys was late again.
    • He is best boy in the class.
    • I am knowing the answer.
    • She is an university student.

  7. 7.What kind of error is in "The scenery of the hills are beautiful"?

    • a) The tense of the verb is wrong
    • b) The article before the noun is wrong
    • c) A plural verb has been given to a noun that cannot be counted
    • d) The adjective at the end is the wrong form

  8. 8.Correct the error: "He is senior than me." Write the corrected word.

Answer key — Year 11 English — The errors that come round again and again

  1. 1. He returned back from the city on Sunday. → Wrong; He returned from the city on Sunday. → Correct; We will discuss about the matter later. → Wrong; We will discuss the matter later. → Correct; She married with a doctor. → Wrong; She married a doctor. → Correct
  2. 2. d) This reporting verb cannot be followed straight away by the listener
  3. 3. d) The wrong preposition after the adjective
  4. 4. saw
  5. 5. c) Each of the boys has a bat.
  6. 6. The boys was late again. → Agreement; She have finished her work. → Agreement; I am knowing the answer. → Tense; He goes to school yesterday. → Tense; She is an university student. → Article; He is best boy in the class. → Article
  7. 7. c) A plural verb has been given to a noun that cannot be counted
  8. 8. to