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Find and Correct the Mistakes V

Posted by Danny Clark on August 10, 2016

My dear friends! I am proposing the test you know well. In such a test you should find and correct all possible mistakes. On the other hand, you shouldn’t change the structure of the sentence or the vocabulary but you may change the word order if it is wrong.. There may be more than one mistake in each sentence.

Let the deadline be August 24.

Here are the sentences.

  1. It were much people and not buses on the stop.
  2. He was laying still on the bed.
  3. Her perfume smelled dizzily.
  4. If I had thought I would be laughed on, I wouldn’t say a word.
  5. I couldn’t come to the yesterday’s party, even if I wanted.
  6. He raised up from the chair to his guests.
  7. Having seen his friend, he came toward him.
  8. He hadn’t noticed her red eyes and didn’t realize she cried.
  9. I had to do it yesterday, but I was busy by teaching.
  10. I would appreciate that you tell me that story with details.
  11. By go there, you double your chances to get a job.
  12. When the teacher assigned the test for Monday, he remembered it would be the holiday.
  13. Being heard noise was coming of the worked engine.
  14. I object him to come in our place.
  15. There isn’t going nowhere in this small town.

Good luck, my friends!

The correct sentences:

  1. There were many people and no buses at the stop.
  2. He was lying still in __ bed.
  3. Her perfume smelt dizzy.
  4. If I had thought I was going to be laughed at, I wouldn’t have said a word.
  5. I couldn’t have come to __ yesterday’s party, if I even wanted.
  6. He rose from the chair toward his guests.
  7. Seeing his friend, he came up to him.
  8. He didn’t notice her red eyes and didn’t realize she had been crying/had cried.
  9. I should have done it yesterday, but I was busy __ teaching.
  10. I would appreciate it if you tell me that story in details/I would appreciate your telling me that story in details.
  11. By going there, you will double your chances of getting a job.
  12. When the teacher had assigned the test for Monday, he remembered it was the holiday.
  13. The noise being heard was coming from the working engine.
  14. I object to his coming to our place.
  15. There is nowhere to go in this small town.
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  • Danny Clark August 23, 2016 14:32

    Dear Wolf! let me answer your question some later, OK? I have to go now.

  • Wolf August 23, 2016 14:12

    Sorryyy, Question Number 10. (not 9)

  • Wolf August 23, 2016 14:05

    Dear Teacher Danny

         Thanks a lot for your efforts...  

         At first, sorry for not trying to answer these questions. Won't miss the next one... :)

          But, May I ask two questions, please?

          Question No. 2 -  Why can't we use 'ON' bed? (on top of the bed-covers)

          Question No.9-    Which is correct, "in details" or "in detail"? Or, both are correct?

  • Shoba August 22, 2016 8:11

    Thank you for posting the answers, Teacher Danny. It was helpful. 

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  • Danny Clark August 21, 2016 10:21

    And I'd like to add. There were 40 mistakes in those 15 sentences. So, if you corrected about 2/3, you know grammar well enough

  • Danny Clark August 21, 2016 10:16

    My dear friends! As I haven't seen any activity here for almost a week, I am posting the correct answers. Of course, you can ask your questions.

    1. There were many people and no buses at the stop.
    2. He was lying still in __ bed.
    3. Her perfume smelt dizzy.
    4. If I had thought I was going to be laughed at, I wouldn’t have said a word.
    5. I couldn’t have come to __ yesterday’s party, if I even wanted.
    6. He rose from the chair toward his guests.
    7. Seeing his friend, he came up to him.
    8. 8.  He didn’t notice her red eyes and didn’t realize she had been crying/had cried.
    9. I should have done it yesterday, but I was busy __ teaching.
    10. I would appreciate it if you tell me that story in details/I would appreciate your telling me that story in details.
    11. By going there, you will double your chances of getting a job.
    12. When the teacher had assigned the test for Monday, he remembered it was the holiday.
    13. The noise being heard was coming from the working engine.
    14. I object to his coming to our place.
    15. There is nowhere to go in this small town.
  • Danny Clark August 18, 2016 10:29

    Dear Zahra! Laziness is our worst enemy! Ha-ha!

  • Zahra August 16, 2016 14:03

    Thanks dear Danny for your precious comment. (I hope that you don't mind me calling you "Danny", do you?)

    By the way, I hope to find some time, to work on the corrections once more! Now I am too lazy to work on it. :D

  • Danny Clark August 16, 2016 9:09

    Dear Shoba! Now, the structure of 10 is correct  (both sentences), but in the first option there is a mistake in the conditional clause. 

  • Danny Clark August 16, 2016 9:06

    Zahra! I have to add. If we use the word BED in such expressions like: go to bed, stay in bed, lie in bed (meaning the place where we rest), we use it without an article. But if we mean a piece of furniture, we use it with an article. For example: We need to buy a new bed.

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