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.