Exercises for error identification

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1. EXERCISES FOR ERROR IDENTIFICATION Exercise 1. Subject and verb agreement 1. The study of languages are very interesting. 2. Today the number of people enjoying winter sports are almost double that of twenty years ago. 3. Every student in my class are good at English. 4. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. 5. Drug abuse have become one of America’s most serious social problems. 6. The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business. 7. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities. 8. If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work. 9. Neither John nor his friends is going to the beach today. 10. Mary and her friends is going to a party tonight. 11. Mary as well as her friends are going to a party tonight. 12. Neither of his pens are able to be used. 13. A number of students is going to the class picnic. 14. Everybody want to buy a ticket for this live show. 15. The boys winning the first prize in the contest was very happy. Exercise 2. Checking word form/choice 1. I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest. 2. He studied very hard, so he passed the exam easy. 3. Many species of wild animals would become extinction if people continued to cut down forests. 4. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but others are regular used in producing foods 5. I think it’s importance for us to find solutions to our problem. 6. He answered those questions perfect because he was intelligent. 7. Heavy polluted factories will be closed down sooner or later. 8. The driver of the car was serious injured. 9. Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily. 10. I am surprising at how much he smokes; I’m not used to it. 11. He walked slowly because of his injuring legs. 12. Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm. 13. Most of us were feeling sleepily at the meeting because the speaker had a very monotonous voice. 14. The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have. 15. Several people arrived too lately to be admitted to the performance. Exercise 3. Checking tense of verb 1. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams. 2. By the time the police come the robber had run away. 3. He said that he has done his homework since 7 o'clock. 4. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. 5. While you had been out , Tom came to see you . 6. He never goes home before he will finish his work. 7. Her last book is published in 20 languages years ago. 8. Take the raincoat with you in case it will rain.
2. 9. They will give her the message as soon as she arrived. 10. Although it is raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat. 11. When I was a child, I was riding a bicycle to school everyday. 12. I can’t go out now because I didn’t finish my homework yet. 13. We had better wait here until the rain will stop. 14. When the film started, I ready arrived ten minutes before. 15. While Mary did the washing up, she broke a cup 16. She brought a lot of money with her so that she could bought some duty-free goods. 17. Have you ever read any novels writing by Jack London? 18. It is suggested that smoking should to be banned in pubs, restaurants, and other public places 19. On Saturdays, I enjoy to go to the concert with my friends. 20. Before to go out, remember to turn off the lights. 21. I'd rather to stay at home than go out at weekends. 22. That old building is going to be pull down by the workers. 23. They stopped to work because of hot weather. 24. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. 25. Isabel expected admit to the university, but she wasn’t. 26. Mary was determined to leave the office by 4:30 for catching the early train home. 27. Yuri Gagarin was the first man flying into space. 28. She was among the few who wanted to quit smoke instead of cutting down. 29. I used to getting up late when I was small. 30. Did Carol agree to go camp with you? 31. Eaten too many sweets may cause stomachache. 32. The result of that test must be inform before August. 33. It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking. 34. It is saying that the price of gold is going up. 35. She wanted to know how long it would take us getting there. Exercise 4. Checking relative pronoun 1. Today the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago. 2. The boy which was given the first prize in the contest was very happy. 3. Peter said that it was the boy which had stolen his suitcase. 4. Nguyen Du, that wrote "Kieu Story", was a great Vietnamese poet. 5. There's the woman who she sold me the handbag. 6. The company did not want to hire the man that experience was so limited. 7. There are also many single mothers and single fathers which are raising children by themselves. 8. I thanked the woman whom had helped me. 9. Do you like the building that windows are green? 10. The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. 11. Is this the book you are looking for it? 12. This is the picture of the town where we visited last summer. 13. The story to that I listened yesterday was interesting 14. Peter, that works at the university, is my friend. 15. He told us about the hotel that he had stayed the previous summer. Exercise 5. Checking preposition
3. 1. Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school. 2. People consider it rude to point about anyone. 3. You have to study hard to keep pace in your classmates. 4. John's mother thought that chocolates were bad to him. 5. She is tired with doing the same thing everyday. 6. Instead of calling off the meeting, maybe we can just put it over until next month. 7. In the end of the party, Mary found herself washing the dishes alone again, as usual. 8. The children were frightened with the noise. 9. There is a severe famine in Somalia, and thousands of people are dying from hunger. 10. If you need to keep fit, then why not take on a sport such as badminton or tennis? Exercise 6. Checking conditionals, comparisons 1. The weather is more hot than it was yesterday. 2. His health gets good and better because he does gymnastics regularly. 3. If I had enough money, I would have travelled around the world. 4. The older you are, the worst your memory is. 5. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive. 6. The more I got to know them, the fewer I liked them. 7. Of the two sisters, Linda is the most beautiful. 8. He finished the test more rapidly of all in his class. 9. Jane is not more intelligent as her brother 10. If it would be convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight. Exercise 7. Checking conjunctions 1. He has made a lot of mistakes in his writing because his carelessness. 2. They had to sell their house because of they needed money. 3. People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because lack of security. 4. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work. 5. In spite the danger, they managed to cross the river during the night. 6. We haven’t seen each other from we left school. 7. Although Nam worked very hard, but he didn’t pass the final exam. 8. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago because of the earth's climate changed drastically. 9. It was not when he talked to her that he knew the truth. 10. Although taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. 11.When many of my friends take a shower in the morning, I usually take one before bed. 12. Although it was raining, Anna didn’t take her swimming lesson. 13. He got a job in a bank because he had no qualifications. 14. The boys were punished although they made many mistakes. 15.Thanks for the liberation of women, women can now take part in social activities. Exercise 8. Checking articles, quantities 1. Peter earned a large number of money last year. 2. I’d like to go on a holiday , but I haven’t got many money. 3. We visited Canada and United States two years ago. 4. The teacher said that Peter had made much mistakes in his essays. 5. People respected him because he was a honest man. 6. I was amazed that Smith showed so few grief at his mother’s death. 7. How much times did Rich and Jennifer have to do the experiment?
4. 8. We should manage, with a few of luck. 9. We had the dinner in a restaurant last night. 10. The server is designed to store huge numbers of data. Exercise 9. Checking parallel 1. The puppy stood up slowly, wagged its tail, blinking its eyes, and barked. 2. Ecologists are trying to preserve our environment for future generations by protecting the ozone layer, purifying the air, and have planted the trees that have been cut down. 3. The chief of police demanded from his assistants an orderly investigation, a well-written report, and that they work hard. 4. Marcia is a scholar, an athlete, and artistic. 5. Slowly and with care, the museum director removed the Ming vase from the shelf and placed it on the display pedestal. 6. The farmer plows the fields, plants the seeds and will harvest the crop. 7. Abraham Lincoln was a good president and was self-educated, hard working and always told the truth. 8. Children love playing in the mud, running through puddles and they get very dirty. 9. Collecting stamps, playing chess and to mount beautiful butterflies are derrick’s hobbies. 10. Despite America’s affluence, many people are without jobs, on welfare, and have a lot of debts. Exercise 10. Other errors 1. Neither plants or animals can survive for very long without water. 2. The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday. 3. Jack London is known as one of the great novelist of the world. 4. My friend not only had excellent ideas but also he did a good job. 5. She worked too hard that she became ill. 6. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down. 7. Robots in the home might not be enough creative to do the cooking, plan the meal and so on. 8. I’m not used to drive on the left. 9. This apprentice has spent two weeks to work on that new machine. 10. Jason’s professor had him to rewrite his thesis many times before allowing him to hand it in.