Grammar worksheet for students to practice identifying and correcting grammatical errors in sentences.

Task: Spot the Grammatical Errors and Rewrite Each Sentence Correctly

The task involves identifying grammatical errors in each sentence and rewriting them to make them grammatically correct. Below is a detailed explanation of the errors and their corrections.

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List of Sentences with Errors and Corrections

#### 1. She asked me where I am going.
- Error: The verb tense is incorrect. "Where I am going" uses the present continuous tense, but since the action (asking) happened in the past, it should use the present perfect or simple present tense.
- Correction:
She asked me where I was going.

#### 2. Yesterday we went to the zoo but it is raining.
- Error: The tense mismatch. "Yesterday" indicates the past, so "is raining" should also be in the past tense.
- Correction:
Yesterday we went to the zoo but it was raining.

#### 3. “Hello,” said the waiter, “Can I bring you anything?”
- Error: The comma placement is incorrect. Dialogue tags like "said the waiter" should not have a comma before the closing quotation mark.
- Correction:
“Hello,” said the waiter, “can I bring you anything?”

#### 4. We gave you a round of applause for your excellent performance!
- Error: Pronoun usage. "You" is singular, so "gave you" should be "gave you."
- Correction:
We gave you a round of applause for your excellent performance!
*(Note: This sentence is already correct as written. No changes needed.)*

#### 5. There are fewer girls in our class than they.
- Error: Pronoun form. "They" should be "them" when used as an object of comparison.
- Correction:
There are fewer girls in our class than them.

#### 6. Zebras always have black and white stripes, isn’t it?
- Error: Subject-verb agreement. "Zebras" is plural, so the tag question should use "aren't they?"
- Correction:
Zebras always have black and white stripes, aren't they?

#### 7. The old car needs fixing but the new one don’t.
- Error: Verb agreement. "Don’t" is incorrect; the subject "the new one" is singular, so it should use "doesn't."
- Correction:
The old car needs fixing but the new one doesn't.

#### 8. You could help me with this?
- Error: Incorrect punctuation. This is a statement, not a question, so it should end with a period.
- Correction:
You could help me with this.

#### 9. “Out!” shouted the boy rudely. “What you looking at?”
- Error: Missing word in the second part of the dialogue. "What you looking at?" should be "What are you looking at?"
- Correction:
“Out!” shouted the boy rudely. “What are you looking at?”

#### 10. Many children in poor countries doesn’t have a chance to go to school.
- Error: Verb agreement. "Many children" is plural, so the verb should be "don't."
- Correction:
Many children in poor countries don’t have a chance to go to school.

#### 11. Samed and Andrej wasn’t on the trip yesterday.
- Error: Verb agreement. "Samed and Andrej" is plural, so the verb should be "weren't."
- Correction:
Samed and Andrej weren’t on the trip yesterday.

#### 12. If you got tired during the cross-country race, you should stop.
- Error: Tense mismatch. "If" clauses typically use the present tense for hypothetical situations.
- Correction:
If you get tired during the cross-country race, you should stop.

#### 13. I swim in the sea whenever the weather was fine.
- Error: Tense mismatch. "Whenever the weather was fine" should match the present tense of "I swim."
- Correction:
I swim in the sea whenever the weather is fine.

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Final Answer

Here are the corrected sentences:

1. She asked me where I was going.
2. Yesterday we went to the zoo but it was raining.
3. “Hello,” said the waiter, “can I bring you anything?”
4. We gave you a round of applause for your excellent performance!
5. There are fewer girls in our class than them.
6. Zebras always have black and white stripes, aren't they?
7. The old car needs fixing but the new one doesn't.
8. You could help me with this.
9. “Out!” shouted the boy rudely. “What are you looking at?”
10. Many children in poor countries don’t have a chance to go to school.
11. Samed and Andrej weren’t on the trip yesterday.
12. If you get tired during the cross-country race, you should stop.
13. I swim in the sea whenever the weather is fine.

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ She asked me where I was going.} \\
2. & \text{ Yesterday we went to the zoo but it was raining.} \\
3. & \text{ “Hello,” said the waiter, “can I bring you anything?”} \\
4. & \text{ We gave you a round of applause for your excellent performance!} \\
5. & \text{ There are fewer girls in our class than them.} \\
6. & \text{ Zebras always have black and white stripes, aren't they?} \\
7. & \text{ The old car needs fixing but the new one doesn't.} \\
8. & \text{ You could help me with this.} \\
9. & \text{ “Out!” shouted the boy rudely. “What are you looking at?”} \\
10. & \text{ Many children in poor countries don’t have a chance to go to school.} \\
11. & \text{ Samed and Andrej weren’t on the trip yesterday.} \\
12. & \text{ If you get tired during the cross-country race, you should stop.} \\
13. & \text{ I swim in the sea whenever the weather is fine.} \\
\end{aligned}
}