English grammar worksheet focusing on plural forms and identifying errors in a text about Terry Fox.

Task 1: Write the correct plural form of the nouns

#### Instructions:
Write the correct plural form of the nouns provided in parentheses.

#### Solutions:
1. He weighed too much. Actually 135 _________. (kilo)
- Plural form: kilograms
- Answer: kilograms

2. They had two _________. (daughter-in-law)
- Plural form: daughters-in-law
- Answer: daughters-in-law

3. Do you like _________? (fish)
- Plural form: fish (Note: "Fish" is both singular and plural when referring to the animal. However, if referring to types of fish, it can be "fishes.")
- Answer: fish

4. I wonder how many _________ they have got! (child)
- Plural form: children
- Answer: children

5. There are five big _________ species in Alaska. (salmon)
- Plural form: salmon (Note: "Salmon" is both singular and plural.)
- Answer: salmon

6. You will find many _________ in America. (church)
- Plural form: churches
- Answer: churches

7. There have been many _________ in history. (crisis)
- Plural form: crises
- Answer: crises

8. Last Easter holiday I saw many beautiful _________ in Arizona. (cactus)
- Plural form: cacti (or cactuses)
- Answer: cacti (or cactuses)

9. Do you know how many _________ end their lives every Christmas? (goose)
- Plural form: geese
- Answer: geese

10. There were three _________ on the case. (judge)
- Plural form: judges
- Answer: judges

11. Yellowstone National Park is home to many _________. (wolf)
- Plural form: wolves
- Answer: wolves

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Task 2: Find ten mistakes in the passage

#### Instructions:
Find ten mistakes in the passage and write the correct word above the one you want to correct.

#### Passage:
> On July 28, 1976, Terry Fox is eighteen year old. He has an “Athlete of the Year” award from his school in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. His family is very happy. Five years later, Terry is death.
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> At eighteen, Terry Fox is a good student and a strong athlete. The happy times stop in march, 1977. One day Terry is running home. He stops suddenly. He’s mother looks out the window. “It’s my right leg,” Terry says. The family takes him to the hospital. Terry has cancer and there are only one answer. On March 9, the doctor’s operate. Three weeks later, Terry has an artificial leg. Terry goes home in April, but he often thinks of the children with cancer in the hospital. “Only money can stop the pain,” he thinks. I can run across Canada for money.” Terry calls his run, the “Marathon of Hope”. Its a long road. 8,530 kilometers. He sets out in 1979. He runs in the day and sleeps at night. After 5,372 kilometers “Marathon of Hope” stops. Terry is to sick to run. The doctors can’t stop his cancer and he dies on June 28, 1981. To day there are Terry Fox runs all over the world.

#### Mistakes and Corrections:

1. "Terry Fox is eighteen year old."
- Correct: "Terry Fox is eighteen years old."
- Reason: "Years" should be plural when referring to more than one year.

2. "Five years later, Terry is death."
- Correct: "Five years later, Terry is dead."
- Reason: "Dead" is the adjective form used here, not "death."

3. "The happy times stop in march, 1977."
- Correct: "The happy times stop in March, 1977."
- Reason: "March" should be capitalized as it is a proper noun (month).

4. "He’s mother looks out the window."
- Correct: "His mother looks out the window."
- Reason: "His" is the possessive pronoun, not "he’s" (which is a contraction of "he is").

5. "there are only one answer."
- Correct: "there is only one answer."
- Reason: "Is" is used with singular nouns, and "answer" is singular.

6. "the doctor’s operate."
- Correct: "the doctors operate."
- Reason: "Doctors" should be plural since it refers to multiple people.

7. "Its a long road."
- Correct: "It's a long road."
- Reason: "It's" is the contraction of "it is," while "its" is possessive.

8. "Terry is to sick to run."
- Correct: "Terry is too sick to run."
- Reason: "Too" is the correct adverb to indicate extent or degree.

9. "To day there are Terry Fox runs all over the world."
- Correct: "Today there are Terry Fox runs all over the world."
- Reason: "Today" is the correct spelling for the single word.

10. "there are Terry Fox runs all over the world."
- Correct: "there are Terry Fox races all over the world."
- Reason: "Races" is more appropriate than "runs" in this context.

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Final Answers:

#### Task 1: Plural Forms
1. kilograms
2. daughters-in-law
3. fish
4. children
5. salmon
6. churches
7. crises
8. cacti (or cactuses)
9. geese
10. judges
11. wolves

#### Task 2: Mistakes and Corrections
1. "eighteen year old" → "eighteen years old"
2. "Terry is death" → "Terry is dead"
3. "march" → "March"
4. "He’s mother" → "His mother"
5. "there are only one answer" → "there is only one answer"
6. "doctor’s operate" → "doctors operate"
7. "Its a long road" → "It's a long road"
8. "to sick" → "too sick"
9. "To day" → "Today"
10. "Terry Fox runs" → "Terry Fox races"

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Final Boxed Answers:

Task 1:
\boxed{\text{kilograms, daughters-in-law, fish, children, salmon, churches, crises, cacti/cactuses, geese, judges, wolves}}

Task 2:
\boxed{\text{See detailed corrections above}}