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Class 10 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.Correct the error: "Please explain me the rule." Write the one word that must be added.

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

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

    Groups: Correct · Wrong

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

  4. 4.Which correction is right for "He is one of the best player in the team"?

    • a) one of the better player
    • b) one of the best playing
    • c) one of best player
    • d) one of the best players

  5. 5.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

  6. 6.Which line is free of error?

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

  7. 7.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 tense of the reported verb is wrong
    • c) The article before the noun is missing
    • d) This reporting verb cannot be followed straight away by the listener

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

Answer key — Class 10 English — The errors that come round again and again

  1. 1. to
  2. 2. saw
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. d) one of the best players
  5. 5. c) A plural verb has been given to a noun that cannot be counted
  6. 6. a) Each of the boys has a bat.
  7. 7. d) This reporting verb cannot be followed straight away by the listener
  8. 8. to