Let's analyze each sentence, identify the grammatical error, and rewrite the correct sentence.
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1. Your grandparents is in the kitchen.
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Error: Subject-verb agreement. "Grandparents" is plural, so the verb should be "are."
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Correct Sentence:
Your grandparents are in the kitchen.
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2. I gets up at eight o'clock.
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Error: Subject-verb agreement. The subject "I" requires the verb "get" (not "gets").
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Correct Sentence:
I get up at eight o'clock.
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3. I go sometimes to school by bus.
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Error: Word order. Adverbs like "sometimes" should typically come before the main verb.
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Correct Sentence:
I sometimes go to school by bus.
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4. My brother finish school at 4:30.
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Error: Verb tense. The sentence is in the present simple tense, so the verb should be conjugated as "finishes."
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Correct Sentence:
My brother finishes school at 4:30.
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5. I every day have a shower.
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Error: Word order. Adverbs like "every day" should typically come before the main verb.
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Correct Sentence:
I have a shower every day.
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6. He visits our aunt frequently than I do.
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Error: Comparative structure. The word "frequently" is an adverb, and its comparative form is "more frequently."
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Correct Sentence:
He visits our aunt more frequently than I do.
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7. My mother is very eighty years old.
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Error: Redundancy. The word "very" is not necessary with numbers like "eighty."
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Correct Sentence:
My mother is eighty years old.
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8. He drove the car careful.
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Error: Adjective/adverb usage. The verb "drove" requires an adverb ("carefully") to describe how he drove.
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Correct Sentence:
He drove the car carefully.
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9. He waited patient for the doctor.
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Error: Adjective/adverb usage. The verb "waited" requires an adverb ("patiently") to describe how he waited.
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Correct Sentence:
He waited patiently for the doctor.
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10. We ate our food greedy.
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Error: Adjective/adverb usage. The verb "ate" requires an adverb ("greedily") to describe how they ate.
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Correct Sentence:
We ate our food greedily.
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Final Correct Sentences:
1. Your grandparents are in the kitchen.
2. I get up at eight o'clock.
3. I sometimes go to school by bus.
4. My brother finishes school at 4:30.
5. I have a shower every day.
6. He visits our aunt more frequently than I do.
7. My mother is eighty years old.
8. He drove the car carefully.
9. He waited patiently for the doctor.
10. We ate our food greedily.
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Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ Your grandparents are in the kitchen.} \\
2. & \text{ I get up at eight o'clock.} \\
3. & \text{ I sometimes go to school by bus.} \\
4. & \text{ My brother finishes school at 4:30.} \\
5. & \text{ I have a shower every day.} \\
6. & \text{ He visits our aunt more frequently than I do.} \\
7. & \text{ My mother is eighty years old.} \\
8. & \text{ He drove the car carefully.} \\
9. & \text{ He waited patiently for the doctor.} \\
10. & \text{ We ate our food greedily.} \\
\end{aligned}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of grammatical error worksheet.
