Grammar Overview
Find
the mistake in each sentence:
1. You can have an apple or an orange.
sv=subject verb
SIMPLE SENTENCE
2. You can have an apple, or you can have an orange.
sv sv
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
infinitive
3. The
English teacher began to talk right at 10:20.
gerund
The English
teacher began talking right at 10:20.
4. The
small children are playing in the
park.
The small child
is playing in the park
plural singular
subject verb agreement
5. They
are going off to see a movie.
They are going to
see a movie.
preposition- of
6. Can I
have your old phone if you buy the new one?
If you buy the new
phone, can I have your old one?
I will be late
if I miss the bus.
If I miss the
bus, I will be late.
7. In
the park by the tree over there.
need sv
My son is playing in
the park by the tree over there.
The park has a tree over there.
In the park, there is a
tree over there.
The tree is over there in the park.
The cherry trees
over there in the park are blooming.
The park is full of pink and white cherry blossoms.
8. He
can to go to Science World.
modal auxiliary/ modal
He can go to Science
World.
9. He
has a coat. The coat is red.
sentence combining
He has a red coat.
10.
My aunt is a good student when she is a
child.
verb tense- past tense
My aunt was a good student when she was a child.
11.
His daughter is a five years girl.
His daughter is five years old.
His daughter is a five-year-old girl.
This is a two-hour class.
This class is two
hours.
This is a $15 water
bottle.
12.
She asks him to help her fold the
laundry.
causative verb
cause- to make something happen
13.
The boxes of photographs are stored in the attic.
He stores the boxes of photographs in the
attic.
active voice- “I ate
the apple.”
passive voice- “The
apple was eaten by me.”
14.
Because it’s supposed to rain today.
sentence fragment
It’s supposed to
be rainy today.
We can’t go to
the park because it’s supposed to rain today.
15.
She wants to go, but she has to work,
maybe she’ll be late.
run-on sentence
She wants to go,
but she has to work. Maybe she’ll be
late.
16.
This is the happiest day of my life!
Yesterday was a very happy day for me.
I will feel happier tomorrow after the
test.
adjective forms
basic comparative superlative
happy happier happiest
big bigger biggest
good better best
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
17.
Shelley, my best friend, has two dogs.
My best friend, Shelley, has two dogs.
appositive
Shelley is my best friend, and she has
two dogs.
compound
sentence
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