Grammar Overview 1
Find
the mistake in each sentence:
1. You can have an apple or an orange. (simple
sentence)
2.
You can have an apple or you can have
an orange. (simple sentence)
3.
You can have an apple, or you can have an orange. (compound sentence)
4.
The English teacher began to talk/ began
talking at 10:20.
5.
The small children are playing in the park.
6.
They are going of (out) to see a
movie.
7.
Can I have your old phone if you buy
that new one?
If you buy that new phone,
can I have your old one?
8.
There is a tree in the park over there.
There is a swing
by the tree in the park over there.
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9.
He can go to Science World. (modals/
modal auxiliaries)
10. He
has a red coat.
He has a coat, and the coat is red.
He has a coat which is red.
11. My
aunt was a good student when she was a child.
When
my aunt was a child, she was a good student.
12. His
daughter is five years old.
His
daughter is a five-year-old.
His daughter is a five-year-old girl.
13. She
asks him to help her (to) fold the laundry. (causative verb)
14. The
boxes of photographs were/are stored in the attic. (passive voice)
15. It’s
supposed to rain today.
Because
it’s supposed to rain today, I brought my umbrella.
Because
it’s supposed to rain today, I will bring an umbrella.
16. She
wants to go, but she has to work. Maybe she’ll
be late.
She
wants to go. However, she has to work, so maybe she’ll be late.
17. This
is the happiest day of my life!
This
is one of the happiest days of my life!
She is one of the nicest people in my office.
Vancouver is one of the prettiest cities in the world.
18. Shelley
my best friend has two dogs.
Shelley,
my best friend, has two dogs. (appositive)
My
best friend, Shelley, has two dogs. (appositive)
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