English grammar exercise worksheet for correcting mistakes in sentences.
Worksheet titled "Correct The Mistakes" with 15 sentences containing grammatical errors for students to correct, featuring a cartoon boy writing and a green border with colorful stars.
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Let's correct the mistakes in each sentence step by step:
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- Error: "doesn’t wants" is incorrect because "doesn't" is a contraction of "does not," and it requires the base form of the verb.
- Correction: Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.
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- Error: The use of "always is talking" is incorrect. "Always" suggests a habitual action, so the present simple tense should be used instead of the present continuous.
- Correction: Helen always talks too much with her friends.
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- Error: The verb "play" is in the present simple tense, but "yesterday" indicates that the action happened in the past, so the past tense should be used.
- Correction: The boys played football in the yard yesterday.
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- Error: The subject "who" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
- Correction: Who helps you to do your homework every day?
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- Error: "Had helped" is the past perfect tense, which is used for an action completed before another past action. However, "three days ago" indicates a specific past time, so the simple past tense should be used.
- Correction: Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.
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- Error: "Did" is the auxiliary verb for the simple past tense, but "lived" is already the past tense of "live." The correct form is "live."
- Correction: Where did you live in 2004?
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- Error: "Tasks" is plural, so the verb should also be plural. "Was" is singular; the correct form is "were."
- Correction: The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.
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- Error: The sentence describes an ongoing action (Bill catching the pig), so the present continuous tense should be used.
- Correction: Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.
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- Error: "Interested" is used to describe someone who feels interest. To describe something that is interesting, the word "interesting" should be used.
- Correction: Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.
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- Error: "Haven’t" and "never" are both negative forms, which creates a double negative. This makes the sentence mean the opposite of what is intended.
- Correction: I have never visited this country.
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- Error: The verb "see" is in the present tense, but the context ("yesterday") indicates that the action happened in the past, so the past tense should be used.
- Correction: Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.
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- Error: The sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. No correction needed.
- Correction: (No change)
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- Error: "Already" is used with the present perfect tense, but the verb "buy" is in the simple present tense. The correct form is "has bought."
- Correction: Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.
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- Error: The sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. No correction needed.
- Correction: (No change)
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- Error: "Fall" is in the simple present tense, but the subject "Mary" is singular, so the verb should be conjugated as "falls." Additionally, "was" is in the past tense, but the sentence describes a habitual action, so the present tense "is" should be used.
- Correction: Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.
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1. Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.
2. Helen always talks too much with her friends.
3. The boys played football in the yard yesterday.
4. Who helps you to do your homework every day?
5. Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.
6. Where did you live in 2004?
7. The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.
8. Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.
9. Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.
10. I have never visited this country.
11. Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.
12. Liz will do her homework by three o'clock tomorrow.
13. Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.
14. They just watched this awful film.
15. Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.
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\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.} \\
2. & \text{Helen always talks too much with her friends.} \\
3. & \text{The boys played football in the yard yesterday.} \\
4. & \text{Who helps you to do your homework every day?} \\
5. & \text{Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.} \\
6. & \text{Where did you live in 2004?} \\
7. & \text{The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.} \\
8. & \text{Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.} \\
9. & \text{Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.} \\
10. & \text{I have never visited this country.} \\
11. & \text{Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.} \\
12. & \text{Liz will do her homework by three o'clock tomorrow.} \\
13. & \text{Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.} \\
14. & \text{They just watched this awful film.} \\
15. & \text{Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.} \\
\end{aligned}
}
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1. Tom doesn’t wants to clean his room today.
- Error: "doesn’t wants" is incorrect because "doesn't" is a contraction of "does not," and it requires the base form of the verb.
- Correction: Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.
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2. Helen always is talking too much with her friends.
- Error: The use of "always is talking" is incorrect. "Always" suggests a habitual action, so the present simple tense should be used instead of the present continuous.
- Correction: Helen always talks too much with her friends.
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3. The boys play football in the yard yesterday.
- Error: The verb "play" is in the present simple tense, but "yesterday" indicates that the action happened in the past, so the past tense should be used.
- Correction: The boys played football in the yard yesterday.
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4. Who help you to do your homework every day?
- Error: The subject "who" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
- Correction: Who helps you to do your homework every day?
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5. Tom had helped me to make a kite three days ago.
- Error: "Had helped" is the past perfect tense, which is used for an action completed before another past action. However, "three days ago" indicates a specific past time, so the simple past tense should be used.
- Correction: Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.
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6. Where did you lived in 2004?
- Error: "Did" is the auxiliary verb for the simple past tense, but "lived" is already the past tense of "live." The correct form is "live."
- Correction: Where did you live in 2004?
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7. The tasks was very difficult in the previous test.
- Error: "Tasks" is plural, so the verb should also be plural. "Was" is singular; the correct form is "were."
- Correction: The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.
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8. Look! Bill catches a funny little pig in the yard.
- Error: The sentence describes an ongoing action (Bill catching the pig), so the present continuous tense should be used.
- Correction: Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.
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9. Your answer is very interested. I like it a lot.
- Error: "Interested" is used to describe someone who feels interest. To describe something that is interesting, the word "interesting" should be used.
- Correction: Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.
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10. I haven’t never visited this country.
- Error: "Haven’t" and "never" are both negative forms, which creates a double negative. This makes the sentence mean the opposite of what is intended.
- Correction: I have never visited this country.
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11. Sam stood at the bust stop when I see him yesterday.
- Error: The verb "see" is in the present tense, but the context ("yesterday") indicates that the action happened in the past, so the past tense should be used.
- Correction: Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.
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12. Liz will do her homework by three o'clock tomorrow.
- Error: The sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. No correction needed.
- Correction: (No change)
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13. Andrew already buy milk when I saw him yesterday.
- Error: "Already" is used with the present perfect tense, but the verb "buy" is in the simple present tense. The correct form is "has bought."
- Correction: Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.
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14. They just watched this awful film.
- Error: The sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. No correction needed.
- Correction: (No change)
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15. Mary always fall down because she was so absent-minded.
- Error: "Fall" is in the simple present tense, but the subject "Mary" is singular, so the verb should be conjugated as "falls." Additionally, "was" is in the past tense, but the sentence describes a habitual action, so the present tense "is" should be used.
- Correction: Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.
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Final Corrected Sentences:
1. Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.
2. Helen always talks too much with her friends.
3. The boys played football in the yard yesterday.
4. Who helps you to do your homework every day?
5. Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.
6. Where did you live in 2004?
7. The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.
8. Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.
9. Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.
10. I have never visited this country.
11. Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.
12. Liz will do her homework by three o'clock tomorrow.
13. Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.
14. They just watched this awful film.
15. Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.
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Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{Tom doesn’t want to clean his room today.} \\
2. & \text{Helen always talks too much with her friends.} \\
3. & \text{The boys played football in the yard yesterday.} \\
4. & \text{Who helps you to do your homework every day?} \\
5. & \text{Tom helped me to make a kite three days ago.} \\
6. & \text{Where did you live in 2004?} \\
7. & \text{The tasks were very difficult in the previous test.} \\
8. & \text{Look! Bill is catching a funny little pig in the yard.} \\
9. & \text{Your answer is very interesting. I like it a lot.} \\
10. & \text{I have never visited this country.} \\
11. & \text{Sam stood at the bus stop when I saw him yesterday.} \\
12. & \text{Liz will do her homework by three o'clock tomorrow.} \\
13. & \text{Andrew had already bought milk when I saw him yesterday.} \\
14. & \text{They just watched this awful film.} \\
15. & \text{Mary always falls down because she is so absent-minded.} \\
\end{aligned}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sentence error worksheet.
