Exercise 1: Nouns and Number
| Sentence with an error | Corrected sentence | Error |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens love to eat ice-cream everyday. | Children love to eat ice-cream every day. | double plural; every day |
| Many peoples took part in the rally. | Many people took part in the rally. | people is plural |
| The collector gave them two advices. | The collector gave them two pieces of advice. | uncountable |
| He collected many informations about the district. | He collected much information about the district. | uncountable |
| The womens of Pudukkottai learnt cycling. | The women of Pudukkottai learnt cycling. | irregular plural |
| Her hairs were covered with dust. | Her hair was covered with dust. | uncountable, singular verb |
| The news about the rally were encouraging. | The news about the rally was encouraging. | news is singular |
| He bought two dozens cycles for the camp. | He bought two dozen cycles for the camp. | dozen after a number |
| My both feets were aching after the walk. | Both my feet were aching after the walk. | plural form and word order |
| The equipments in the quarry was old. | The equipment in the quarry was old. | uncountable |
Exercise 2: Capitals, Spelling and One-Word Forms
| Sentence with an error | Corrected sentence | Error |
|---|---|---|
| Sannidhi goes for a walk on the Morning everyday. | Sannidhi goes for a walk in the morning every day. | preposition; capital; every day |
| We study english, kannada and mathematics. | We study English, Kannada and mathematics. | languages take capitals |
| The rally was held on international women's day in march. | The rally was held on International Women's Day in March. | names and months |
| She recieved the loan from the bank. | She received the loan from the bank. | spelling |
| The two friends walked seperately. | The two friends walked separately. | spelling |
| Its a long walk to the canal. | It's a long walk to the canal. | it's = it is |
| The cycle lost it's bell. | The cycle lost its bell. | its = belonging to it |
| There were alot of women at the camp. | There were a lot of women at the camp. | two words |
| She is taller then her sister. | She is taller than her sister. | comparison takes than |
Exercise 3: Prepositions, Articles, Agreement and Tense
| Sentence with an error | Corrected sentence | Error |
|---|---|---|
| The elders discussed about the amount. | The elders discussed the amount. | discuss takes no preposition |
| Roof reached at the booth early. | Roof reached the booth early. | reach takes no preposition |
| Marcus married with a teacher. | Marcus married a teacher. | marry takes no preposition |
| Listen the cycling song once. | Listen to the cycling song once. | listen to |
| Kannammal is good in science. | Kannammal is good at science. | good at |
| She entered into the polling booth. | She entered the polling booth. | enter takes no preposition |
| He is honest campaigner. | He is an honest campaigner. | article before a countable noun |
| She is a M.A. in English. | She is an M.A. in English. | the sound decides |
| One of my friend rides a gents' cycle. | One of my friends rides a gents' cycle. | one of + plural |
| The women was trained free of charge. | The women were trained free of charge. | plural subject |
| Each of the elders were given four shillings. | Each of the elders was given four shillings. | each is singular |
| Yesterday the poet remembers her childhood. | Yesterday the poet remembered her childhood. | tense |
| He did not came out of the booth. | He did not come out of the booth. | base form after did |
| The Malapalle were burnt to ashes. | The Malapalle was burnt to ashes. | singular subject |
| I didn't tell nothing to the elders. | I didn't tell anything to the elders. | double negative |
Exercise 4: Two-Item Exam Sets
Rectify the errors and rewrite.
Set A i) The childrens of the wada fetched water everyday. ii) Fatima is good in cycling and teaches english also.
Answers i) The children of the wada fetched water every day. ii) Fatima is good at cycling and also teaches English.
Set B i) Many informations about the movement was collected by the author. ii) The rally were held on march in pudukkottai.
Answers i) Much information about the movement was collected by the author. ii) The rally was held in March in Pudukkottai.
Set C i) One of the elder did not accepted the coins. ii) Roof reached at the booth and tore it's ballot paper.
Answers i) One of the elders did not accept the coins. ii) Roof reached the booth and tore his ballot paper.
Set D i) She gave me two advices about the exam everyday. ii) The furnitures in the college hall was new.
Answers i) She gave me two pieces of advice about the exam every day. ii) The furniture in the college hall was new.
Exercise 5: Find the Four Errors in the Paragraph
The womens of the district learnt cycling everyday. They discussed about the movement with the collector. She gave them many advices. To this day thousands of them ride to work in the Morning.
Corrected paragraph
The women of the district learnt cycling every day. They discussed the movement with the collector. She gave them much advice. To this day thousands of them ride to work in the morning.
[Exam Tip] — In the exam, tick off the four checks in order: noun, capital, preposition, verb. Most sentences hide their error in one of those four places, and checking them in a fixed order is faster than hunting at random.