Common Grammatical Errors and Corrections
1 you should open the wine about there hours before you use it:the wine should be opened sbout there hourss before ir is used
2previous climbers had cut steps in the ice anda fixed a rope:steps had been cut in the ice anda a rope fixed
3 somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed muy suit:my shoes had been claned anda my suit brushed
4 we use this room only on special occasions: this room is used only on special occasions.
5you must not hammer nails into the walls without permission:noils mustn,t be hammmered into the walls without permission.
6in some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles:pigs are used to find trufflesin some districts
7someone awitched on a light and opened the door:a light was switched on and the door was opened
8somebodyhad slashed the picture with a knife:the picture had been slashed with a knife
9they are pulling down the old theatre:the old theathre is being pulled down
10why didn,t they mend the roof before it fell in?:why wasn,t the roof mended before it fell in?
1the government has called out troops:troops had called out by the govermment
2fog held up the trains:the trains were held up with fog
3you are to leave this here.Someone will call for it later on:this is to be left here.It will be called forlater on
4we called in the police:the police was calledin.
5they didn,t look after the children preperly:the childen weren,t looked after properly
6they are flying in reinforcements:reinforcements are being flown in
7 then they called up men ot 28:rhen hen of 28 were called up
8everyone looked up to him:he was looked up by everyone
9all yhe ministers will see him off at the airport:he will be seen off by all the ministers at the airport
10he hasn,t slept n his bed:his bed hasn,t been slept in
11we can build on more rooms:more rooms can be boilton.
12they threw him out:he was thrown out.
13they will have to adopt a different attitude:a different acttitude will have to be adopted.
14he,s a dangerous maniac.They ougt to lock him up: he,s a dangerous maniac.He ought to be loked up.
15her story did,t take them in:they weren,t taken in with her story.
16burglars broke into the house:the house was broked into.
17the manifacturers are giving away small plastic toys with each packet of cereal:small pastic toys are being given away with each packet of cereal
18they took down the notice:the notice was taken down
19 they frown on smoking here:smoking here is frown on
20after the government had spent a million pounds on the scheme they decided that it was impracticable and gave it up:a million punds had been spent on the scheme they decided that was improcticable and it was given up.
21when i returned i found that they had towed my car away.I asked why they had done this and they tlold me that it was because.I had parked it under a no-parking sing:hy car had been towed away.I asked why this had been done and.I was told that .It was because it had been parked under a no-parking sing
22people must hand in their weapons:weapons must been handed in
23they crowd shouted him down:he was shouted down
24 people offten take him for his brother:he is takein for his brother
25no one has taken out the cork:the cork hasn,t been taken out
26 the film company were to have used the pool for aquatic displays but now they have changed their minds about it and aere filling it in:the poll was to have used for aquatic displays it is being filled in
13you will have to get someone to see to it:a different attitude will have to be adopted
14it is impossible to do this:he ought to be lockend up
15someone is following us:they weren,t taken in by her story
16 they used to make little boys climb the chimneys to clean them:the house was broken into
17you have to see it to believe it:small pastic toys are being gven away by the manufacturers.
18you order me about and i am tired of it:the notice was taken down
19he doesn,t like people laughing at him:
Complete with present perfect continuos or past perfect continuos
We have been following him all day but we haven´t got a good photo yet
Don´t worry, I haven´t bee walking long
Everyone was miserable because it had been raining for day
Henen´s eyes are red. Has she been crying?
The waiter didn´t come, although we had been calling him for half hour
There you are! I have been looking for you
He plays the piano very well. How long has he been having lessons?
They decided to vote since the had been discussing the issue all mornig
Rewrtite the following sentences with the word in brackets. Use gerund and infinitives
Charles played tennis as a boy but now he doesn´t play any more
– Charlie playing tennis but he stopped
We couldn´t move the bookcase because it wass too heavy
– We tired to move the bookcase but it wass too heavy
I shouldn´t have asked Thhomas to come with me
– I regret asking Tomas to come with me
Susan doesn´t think that she borrowed your book
– remember borrowing your book
We took a break an had lunch
– We stopped to have lunch
We are sorry but we must inform you that you have not been accepted
– We regert to inform you that you haven´t been aceepted
I´m glad you thought of leaving me note
– I´m glad you remembered leaving me a note
Rewrtite the following sentences with the word in brackets. Use gerund and infinitives
Charles played tennis as a boy but now he doesn´t play any more
– Charlie playing tennis but he stopped
We couldn´t move the bookcase because it wass too heavy
– We tired to move the bookcase but it wass too heavy
I shouldn´t have asked Thhomas to come with me
– I regret asking Tomas to come with me
Susan doesn´t think that she borrowed your book
– remember borrowing your book
We took a break an had lunch
– We stopped to have lunch
We are sorry but we must inform you that you have not been accepted
– We regert to inform you that you haven´t been aceepted
I´m glad you thought of leaving me note
– I´m glad you remembered leaving me a note
The following sentences do not make sense. Make them logical by replacing each word in colour with a word in colour from a different sentence
1 he bought his passer-by a diamnd ring:fancee
2there was a alege crew demonstrating oitside parliament:crould
3the rabit slowly pursued from it hole:emerged
4we asked a crowd for directions:pesser-by
5the policemen emerged the thief until he was finally caught
6 a fiancee of construion workers was hired to restore the old builing
which of the words can be used to form collocations with verbs in colour
1 catch:sigt a bus a cold someones eye .Dire.One,s breath
2take:a photo for granted one,s time pride charge someone by suprise
3go: wild mad abroad missing strong blind bald fat
complete the sentences with collocations from
1 my parents went go mod
2the building caught because a resident had been smoking in bed
6if you hurry you,llcatch the 5 o,clock bus
completen the sentences by adding suffixes to the words in brackets
1 many famous perfom live in lurunous homes
2 the offensive behaviour of the paparazzi is often more disgraceful
3critics agreed thar ellen page,s performance in juno was
4most tabloids focus on celebrities from the wold of entertainment but they also gossip about
5madonna,s impressive carrer and incredible popularity has amde her an icon in the pop world
—————————-divide the expressions below into formal and informal language
1 i would appreciate a prompt reply :formal
i urge you to:formal
unbelievable as it may sound:foral
i really think you should:informal
i was glad to receive your last letter:informal/foral
it was great hearing from you:informal
guess what:informal
i strongly disagree:formal
can,t wait to hear from you:informal
i cant believe you said:formal
correct the sentences below so that they use paralllel structures
1 using a compputer is faster than writing by hand
2ronda has got a sense of humour a lovely personality and is talent
3janet,s marks are hiher than ellen,s
4i have to feed the dog tidy my room and do my homework
5 he,s been a great role model a true friend and a fantastic teacher
6 to speak well and towrite important languaje skills
——————————————-listen to the second part of tje talk an decide if the following statements are ture o fasle
1 matt,s clip showa him dancing in various places:t
2matt,s purpose was to become famous:f
3a chewing gum company paid for his second trip:t
4 matt is making money from his fame:t
matt is a professional dancer:f
listen to the third part of the talk and fill in the missing information
1withins 24 hours of the appearance,susan boyle:was an interruc celebrity
2her clip was seen by
3the speaker comaprres boye,s voice to the voice:of an anfel
4boyle proves that you don,t need
5according to the speaker you still need helps front the internet to become faous
choose the correct conncetrfor
1however
2althoug
3as well as
4furthermore
5for instance
6 in contrast
7such s
8for example
complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets use tje present perfect contniuos or past perfect continuos
1 we have been folloving him all day..
2don,t worry havent been waiting long
3everyone was miserable because it haven been rin
4helen,s eyes are red has she been cryng
5the waiter din,nt come althougs we had been call
6there you are had been looking
7he plays the piano very wol.How long has the been has the
8they decided to vote since the had been discuss
complete the sentences use the pesent perfect continuos pasta perfec continuos an infinite or a gerung
1 i can,t stand:latinf in noisy restaurant
2my ffet ached because:had been walkuf
3i don,t remenber:askinf win for this issue
4this weekend i plan :to go to the cinema
5recently:have been thinskinf aboutbyumef a cress
complete the sentences with a modal or modal perfect affirmative or negative using the modal and the verb in barckets
1 could you please:cant see
2 i failed the exam i should have revised
3 come in and sit down you must be
4there were no cars in tohose days travel must been
8 val dindn,t turn up:may have forgen
replace the wors in bold with the words and expressions below
1stomach:belly
2dedicate:devote
3reduce:cut down
4rubbish:trash
5sea trip:voyage
6killed :wiped out
7quicker route:short cut
8broken pieces:debris
1enewable:solar energy
2grenhouse:it traps
3carbon:_the negatice
4logging:in the forest
5 emit:greenhouse
7carbon dioxide:the absobr
8litter.People
complete the for ad against esaay with the conncetors belw
however
2on the other hand
3in addition
4such as
5on the one hand
6furthermore
7 despite
choose the correct answer
1crowd
2emerged
3notorious
4role model
5 controversial
complete the setences by adding a suitable suffix
1amazement,impressive
2cultual,
3 muscicam,publicity
complete tee e -ail
1 canght sight of
2tookk everyone by surprise
3 went wild
4caton anyone,s eye
5tak a photo
6 went abroad
complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets use the present perfect continuos or past perfect continuos
1 hasn,t been get
2 have you been working out
3 had been gauf
1 despite
2such as
3moreover
4 for example
a4
5b
2c
1d
3e
1 builds
2do
3bad
4 nervous
1 expensive 2 fashionable
4luxurious 5outralfous
6entertament 7 amazine
8 publicity
1 lugest
2luit
3inhabit
4cut dam
5devoted
6avoid
7wakinf there waf
8destray
9usep up
1 halfway,shortcut
2greenhouse effect,crops
3lack,bellies
4environmentally,renewable energy
5logging,banned
6voyages.Fuel