Error identification

The following passage contains 10 mistakes, such as grammatical errors, wrong prepositions and conjunctions. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the correct version of this passage.  The world has made tremendous progress in (1) eradicate polio. Globally, the incidence of polio cases (2) have declined by 90 percent. However, certain parts of South Asia and Africa are still (3) threaten by this disease. The health authorities have still (4) get plenty to do towards (5) wipe out polio. Polio is a (6) high (7)infect disease. Thus, when there is a threat of epidemic many social activities are(8) call off. Schools are also (9) close. People are (10) scarced and they avoid contact with those infected with the disease. Answers 1. eradicating    2. has    3. threatened    4. got    5. wiping    6. highly    7. infectious    8. called    9. closed    10. scared The world has made tremendous progress in eradicating polio. Globally, the incidence of polio cases has declined by 90 percent. However, certain parts of South Asia and Africa are still threatened by this disease. The health authorities have still got plenty to do towards wiping out polio. Polio is a highly infectiousdisease. Thus, when there is a threat of epidemic many social activities are calledoff. Schools are also closed. People are scared and they avoid contact with those infected with the disease.

Each of the following sentences contain at least one error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		Has Nancy took her medicines yet ?
2.		The table is very heavy for Lisa to carry.
3.		Henry has really grew. He is now fat as his brother.
4.		Neither the old men nor the boys is willing to give up their seats.
5.		Although Dilly was late, but nobody notice it.
6.		I shout in the top of my voice so nobody respond.
7.		Could it be that her father angry over her ?
8.		Old people were respect by family of their wisdom.
9.		Please do not lift the classroom until you complete your test.
10.		Betty is kind, patient and unattractive.
		Answers
1.		Has Nancy taken her medicine yet ?
2.		The table is too heavy for Lisa to lift.
3.		Henry has really grown. He is now as fat as his brother.
4.		Neither the old en nor the boys are willing to give up their seats.
5.		Although Dilly is late, nobody noticed it.
6.		I shouted at the top of my voice but nobody responded.
7.		Could it be that her father was angry with her ?
8.		Old people are respected by their families because of their wisdom.
9.		Please do not leave the classroom until you have completed your test.
10.		Betty is kind and patient but unattractive.

 

Each of the following sentences contain at least one error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		The tall dark and handsome man are come this way.
2.		None of us are happy with the situations.
3.		The blind is leading the blind. No wonder no thing is done.
4.		Everyone are going to the school camp in the month of June.
5.		Selene, including the twins, are going swimming tomorrow.
6.		Whose the leader between the three girls.
7.		"Are there any water left in the jug," ask Michael.
8.		"Stop writing and past up your books," the teacher say.
9.		After Gillian had finished her dinner, she washes up and goes to bed.
10.		Harry is the fatter and taller of the three boys.
		Answers
1.		The tall, dark and handsome man is coming this way.
2.		None of us is happy with the situation.
3.		The blind is leading the blind. No wonder nothing is done.
4.		Everyone is going to the school camp in June.
5.		Selene, including the twins, is going swimming tomorrow.
6.		Who is the leader among the three girls ?
7.		"Is there any water left in the jug ?" asked Michael.
8.		"Stop writing and pass up your books," the teacher said.
9.		After Gillian had finished her dinner, she washed up and went to bed.
10.		Harry is the fattest and tallest of the three boys.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one prepositional error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		You have to show your interest on the project if you want to be called in.
2.		She is capable at not telling us of her plans for the future.
3.		I have been independent of any financial help of my parents for a long time.
4.		You have to make good at your promises if you want to be trusted.
5.		I am concerned on your welfare for the future.
6.		The robber came in my house and assaulted me with a wooden bat.
7.		Tom wants to complain on the bad service of the waiter.
8.		He was shocked by my rejection on his offer of help.
9.		He tried to give to me the reason of his absence.
10.		Vitamins can help to prevent the recurrence from a viral infection.
		Answers
1.		You have to show your interest in the project if you want to be called up.
2.		She is capable of not telling us her plans for the future.
3.		I have been independent of any financial help from my parents for a long time.
4.		You have to make good on your promises if you want to be trusted.
5.		I am concerned about your welfare in the future.
6.		The robber came into my house and assaulted me with a wooden bat.
7.		Tom wants to complain about the bad service from the waiter.
8.		He was shocked by my rejection of his offer to help.
9.		He tried to give me the reason for his absence.
10.		Vitamins can help prevent the recurrence of a viral infection.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one prepositional error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		The team that I represents came in first.
2.		The patient have die of a heart attack.
3.		Everyone say good by to Ali when it is time to live.
4.		"Please fill out the application form correct," the clerk says.
5.		Gurmit is the fattest of the twin and the most greedy too.
6.		Neither Sam or the boys likes to play badminton.
7.		The men, including Mr Kee, is very exhausted after the swimming.
8.		Although I am the shorter in the class, I sit at the last roll.
9.		"Its time to take a brake and come back in ten minutes time," said the teacher.
10.		"To whom do you think would make a good husband to Alice," asked mother.
		Answers
1.		The team that I represented came in first.
2.		The patient has died of a heart attack.
3.		Everyone says goodbye to Ali when it is time to leave.
4.		"Please fill up the application form correctly," the clerk said.
5.		Gurmit is the fatter and greedier of the twins.
6.		Neither Sam nor the boys like to play badminton.
7.		The men, including Mr Kee, are very exhausted after the swim.
8.		Although I am the shortest in the class, I sit at the last row.
9.		"It's time take a break and come back in ten minutes' time," said the teacher.
10.		"Who do you think will make a good husband for Alice ?" asked mother.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one prepositional error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		This vase is not to sale as it was given to me at my birthday.
2.		I have been sitting on this very table since this morning.
3.		On the last stretch, they ran as fast as they could for the finishing line.
4.		I spent my holidays lying at the beach for the purpose to getting a tan.
5.		I know I have to go under the tunnel in order to get from the other side.
6.		The most popular hobby between children is reading.
7.		The rat chewed out the tops in my shoes.
8.		I wrote this novel to my aunt who supported me through my moments of despair.
9.		We are disappointed at our results for our examinations.
10.		We are keen about starting work on the project.
		Answers
1.		This vase is not for sale as it was given to me for my birthday.
2.		I have been sitting at this very table since this morning.
3.		On the last stretch, they ran as fast as they could to the finishing line.
4.		I spent my holidays lying on the beach for the purpose of getting a tan.
5.		I know I have to go through the tunnel in order to get to the other side.
6.		The most popular hobby among children is reading.
7.		The rat chewed off the tops of my shoes.
8.		I wrote this novel for my aunt who supported me in my moments of despair.
9.		We are disappointed with our results of our examinations.
10.		We are keen on starting work on the project.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		Between Sally and Sonia, I like Sally best.
2.		If I am rich, I will travel round the world.
3.		He is the soul survivor of the air crush.
4.		The egg yoke is yellow in color.
5.		It do not matter weather he is rich or poor, she still like him.
6.		He professed that he had make a lot of mistake in the coarse of his life.
7.		All men is equal in the eye of gods.
8.		Neither the father or the son are happy with the present situation.
9.		Sum of the people is very angry with the decision of the committee.
10.		His aunt, together with his cousins, are going to visit him tomorrow.
		Answers
1.		Between Sally and Sonia, I like Sally better.
2.		If I were rich, I would travel around the world.
3.		He is the sole survivor of the air crash.
4.		The egg yolk is yellow.
5.		It does not matter whether he is rich or poor. She still likes him.
6.		He confessed that he had made a lot of mistakes in the course of his life.
7.		All men are equal in the eyes of God.
8.		Neither the father nor the son is happy with the present situation.
9.		Some of the people are very angry with the decision of the committee.
10.		His aunt, together with his cousins, is going to visit him tomorrow.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		In my teenage life, I came across many different situations.
2.		Teenage fights mostly happening in streets, arcades or void deck.
3.		Out of a sudden, I saw a group of people walk towards me.
4.		I saw no one was chasing me and stopped running.
5.		Should I walked back and saved him or go to report to the police ?
6.		I blamed me for not handling such situations well.
7.		Cameron Highlands is much more higher compared to Genting Highlands.
8.		After taking the shower, I relax myself by watching television.
9.		Out in the corridoor, I took a deep breathe in.
10.		I am a friend of them and I came from abroad.
		Answers
1.		As a teenager, I have come across many different situations.
2.		Teenage fights mostly happen on streets, arcades or void decks.
3.		All of a sudden, I saw a group of people walking towards me.
4.		I saw that no one was chasing me so I stopped running.
5.		Should I walk back and save him or report him to the police ?
6.		I blame myself for not handling the situation well.
7.		Cameron Highlands is higher than Genting Highlands.
8.		After having a shower, I relaxed by watching television.
9.		Out in the corridor, I took in a deep breath.
10.		I am their friend and I have come abroad.

Each of the following sentences contains at least one preposition error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		We have to carry on our plan if we want to convince him of our ability.
2.		Don't put me down with your criticisms unless you want to get rid off me.
3.		We were all taken up by his lies that we agreed on all his plans.
4.		The class thanked the teacher with singing a song to her.
5.		He will do well by treat all his classmates in respect.
6.		They hit if of so well together that they took everyone with surprise.
7.		You should jump on the first offer of a job because of the economic crisis.
8.		After her father's death, she is trying to pick on where she left in.
9.		I admire him on standing beside what he had said in dignity.
10.		These girls often show their contempt on the poor by ignoring them.
		Answers
1.		We have to carry out our plan if we want to convince him of our ability.
2.		Don't put me down with your criticisms unless you want to get rid of me.
3.		We were all so taken in by his lies that we agreed to all his plans.
4.		The class thanked the teacher by singing a song for her.
5.		He will do well to treat all his classmates with respect.
6.		They hit it off so well together that they took everyone by surprise.
7.		You should jump at the first offer of a job because of the economic crisis.
8.		After her father's death, she is trying to pick up where she left off.
9.		I admire him for standing by what he had said with dignity.
10.		These girls often show their contempt for the poor by ignoring them.

 

Each of the following sentences contains at least one error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		You don't need so much eggs for your cake, just a little.
2.		All my money have gone. Someone have stole all my savings !
3.		How long have your book been lieing on the grass ? You must take more care.
4.		The building which is being rebuilt which was partly destroyed in the war.
5.		That is the woman who house we took shelter in her house.
6.		"I don't have some coins with me," I said sorry to the begger.
7.		He is more friendly than his brother, much for our disappoint.
8.		My father has to concentuate to drive because it is darkness.
9.		It is raining continuingly since the previous night.
10.		The boulder was very heavy which was lying over the stream.
		Answers
1.		You don't need so many eggs for your cake, just a few.
2.		All my money has gone. Someone has stolen all my savings !
3.		How long has your book been lying on the grass ? You must be more careful.
4.		The building which was partly destroyed in the war, is being rebuilt.
5.		That is the woman whose house we took shelter in.
6.		"I don't have any coins with me," I apologized to the beggar.
7.		He is friendlier than his brother, much to our disappointment.
8.		My father has to concentrate on driving because it is dark.
9.		It has been raining continuously since last night.
10.		The boulder, which was lying across the stream, was very heavy.

 

Each of the following sentences contains at least one preposition error. Correct the errors and rewrite the corrected sentences.

1.		I tried to interrupt into their conversation but was told on.
2.		It is important to take pride of whatever we do on life.
3.		I left home at Sunday morning to catch a flight for England.
4.		He was scolded from the teacher for failing to pass the test.
5.		For all that excitement. I had forgotten to take my present for him.
6.		My parents are not in good terms so we tried to patch things on.
7.		I accused her with stealing my wallet but she insisted about her innocence.
8.		I sympathize for you over your mother's death.
9.		He is one of the best players of Singapore and he takes pride of it.
10.		In ten o'clock in the morning. I went to the beach to catch fish by my net.
		Answers
1.		I tried to interrupt their conversation but was told off.
2.		It is important to take pride in whatever we do in life.
3.		I left home on Sunday morning to catch a flight to England.
4.		He was scolded by the teacher for failing to pass the test.
5.		In all that excitement, I had forgotten to take my present from him.
6.		My parents are not on good terms so we tried to patch things up.
7.		I accused her of stealing my wallet but she insisted on her innocence.
8.		I sympathize with you over your mother's death.
9.		He is one of the best players in Singapore and he takes pride in it.
10.		At ten o'clock in the morning. I went to the beach to catch fish with my net.