Practice Error Correction (3.8) - Grammar - ICSE 12 English Language & Literature

Practise this section

8 questions

Flashcard drill
2 cards from this section. Quick, good the night before a test.
Exercise
6 questions · about 4 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the exercise
Quiz
2 questions · about 1 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the quiz

6 sample questions

Question 1.
Correct the sentence: 'He go to school.'
Show hintHide hint
Think about how we modify verbs for subjects.
Question 2.
Identify the mistake: 'They is happy.'
Show hintHide hint
Check if the verb matches the subject.
3Question 3.
The following sentence is correct: 'Each of the cars are blue.'
- True
- False
Show hintHide hint
Look for the subject and its verb agreement.
4Question 4.
Which of the following corrects the error? 'He don't like pizza.'
- He doesn't like pizza.
- He not like pizza.
- He do not like pizza.
Show hintHide hint
Remember how to conjugate 'do' in different subjects.
Question 5.
Correct and explain the error: 'The criteria is clear for the project.'
Show hintHide hint
Watch out for nouns that appear plural but can behave singularly.
Question 6.
Rewrite the sentence correcting this: 'The news were surprising.'
Show hintHide hint
Remember that some nouns do not follow the usual rules!

4 more questions in this section. Enroll free to practise them all.