Hi, my friends! It is time to post one more grammar test, isn’t it? You know what to do! You should correct all the mistakes without changing the meaning of my sentences. This test is not easy but it is not the toughest I can propose. So, here you are!
- At the bar I didn’t recognize the guy stared on me despite he rode the same with me cab.
- We were standing by window and watched the falling down snow.
- Serving the dinner, the committee went on to work.
- I am sorry did not to follow your advice getting into a trouble as a result.
- Best thing you can do is forgetting her until it is not late.
- Being heard someone’s calling me I looked from out the window to see whom was it.
- If I knew she would be upset by my call, I wouldn’t have never dialed her number.
- This castle is considered to found with the help of Romans.
- She didn’t expect his coming so early and didn’t get herself ready before he arrived.
- I didn’t know when was his plane arriving and I called the airport so that I find it out.
The deadline is October 30.
Have a great time!
The correct sentences:
- I didn’t recognize the guy staring at me in the bar although we had ridden the same cab.
- We were standing by the window (and) watching the snow falling down.
- Having been served dinner, the committee went on working.
- I am sorry not to have followed your advice and to have got into a trouble as a result.
- Best thing for you to do is to forget her before it is too late.
- Having heard someone call me I looked out of the window to see who it was.
- If I had known she was going to be upset by my call, I would have never dialed her number.
- This castle is considered to have been founded by the Romans.
- She hadn’t expected him to come so early and hadn’t got herself ready before he arrived.
- I didn’t know when his plane arrived and (I) called the airport to find it out.
Thanks for participation!
Comments
Dear Teacher Tanya,
Thank you so much for your patient in teaching us, scatterbrains. :)) :D
Hi, dear learners! Here I am with the correct sentences as it is October 30 today.
First of all, I’d like to say that most of you made us feel really sad. Most of the mistakes you had to correct had been explained many times on other tests and in separate blogs. To our great regret, you still ignore non-finite forms of a verb and mix up voices. However, some of you managed to correct most of the mistakes with our help and it flatters our teacher’s ego. I’d like to say at once that I propose you the best corrections although some of the sentences may be corrected differently. As always, you may ask me your questions on this test. Thanks everyone for participation!
Hi, everyone!
Dear Onee,
5. "Have to do" is not bad but 'for you to do" is much better.
Most probably, you are still at my wife's Halloween party! Hahaha
4. I admit that. :D
5. Sorry typos. And can I replace can do with 'have to do'?
6. Oke :)
8. Ah, sure. Just felt something wrong with that.:D
10. (Maybe because my brain is having a Halloween party.) :D
Dear Onee, it is reallly sad to see you still make the mistakes explained many times on different tests and separate blogs.
4. You made two sentences of one and it is not a good idea. Besides, your sentences seem to be unconnected.
5. Such a sentence has been explained many times. Danny posted a blog and told everyone how to say it correctly. You see, if the second part is "...... is to forget..." The first part is a subject that must contain the infinitive with "TO".
6. I accept your sentence but TO SEE was correct and much better than "and saw".
8. It is almost correct, but there must be THE before ROMANS.
10. Again, such a mistake has been explained many times! The second clause is a time clause. Does it make any sense?
Dear Teresa, first of all I have to say that TO FIND (found-found) and TO FOUND (founded)are two different verbs. To FIND means to discover while TO FOUND means to extablish.
5. Your sentence is understandable but it is a grammar test. So, strictly sleaking CAN DO is wrong. It must be replaced by the infinitive.
6. You made two sentences of one. They are correct, but it is not the best way.
7. It is almost correct, but ABOUT is a wrong preposition.
8. First of all, it must be FOUNDED. Also, either we do something with somebody's help or it is done by somebody.
9. Let me tell you once again that EXPECT must be followed by the infinitive.
10. It is almost correct, but "to find it out"
Dear Teacher Tanya,,
Let me try again. ^_^
1. ..... ^^
4. I am sorry for not following your advice, I got into trouble.
5. The best thing you can do to forget her before it is too late.
6) After hearing someone call me I looked out of the window and saw who it was.
8) This castle is considered to have been founded by Romans.
10) I didn’t know when his plane would arrive and I called the airport to find it out.
I never got more than 5 correct in the first attempt. :((
Dear Tanya, thanks a lot for your patient to correct my mistakes & here are my trying again. Hope it is better :).
5. The best thing you can do is to forget her before it is too late.
6. I heard someone call me, I looked out of the window to see who it was.
7. If I had known, she was going to be upset about my call, I wouldn’t have dialed her number.
8. This castle is considered to have been found by the Romans’s help.
9. She had not expected to his coming so early and she hadn’t get herself ready before he arrived.
10. I didn’t know when his plane arrived and I called the airport to found it out.
Dear Teresa
3 is correct although it is not my sentence.
4. Let's say it is correct although it can be much better.
5. The gerund is this construction is incorrect.
6. "Being heard" is wrong because it is the passive voice while we need active. "Whom" is also incorrect.
7. "To upset" is the active voice while we need passive.
8. No, first, FIND is a wrong verb. Our verb is FOUND. It is regular. The infinitive must be in the perfect form, passive voice.
9. EXPECT must be followed only by the infinitive compement.
10. "So that I found" is incorrect. It must be replaced by the infinitive.
It is quite obvious that you have true problems with the voices and the infinitive. You should revise them attentively as they are very principal parts of grammar.
Dear Prem! Unfortunately, none of your sentences is correst. We have already explained all of them. Just look through the comments and try again.
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