The document contains corrections to English sentences with errors. It provides over 100 sentences with mistakes in areas like grammar, word order, verb tense, articles, prepositions etc. Each incorrect sentence is followed by the correct version to help with learning English sentence structure.
The document contains corrections to English sentences with errors. It provides over 100 sentences with mistakes in areas like grammar, word order, verb tense, articles, prepositions etc. Each incorrect sentence is followed by the correct version to help with learning English sentence structure.
The document contains corrections to English sentences with errors. It provides over 100 sentences with mistakes in areas like grammar, word order, verb tense, articles, prepositions etc. Each incorrect sentence is followed by the correct version to help with learning English sentence structure.
2.We/ go/ cinema/ once/ week. =>We go to the cinema once a week 3.I/ work/ home/ occasionally. =>I work from home occasionally 5. I / not/ mind/ get/ hand/ dirty. =>I don't mind getting my hands dirty 4. I / keen/ learning/ new/ thing. =>I keen on learning new things 6. Where/ mother/ come/ from? =>Where is your mother come from? 7. I / started/ learn/ English/ 5 years-old. =>I strarted learning English when I was 5 years-old. 8. People / work / better/ they/ good salary. =>If people work better, they will good salary. 9. It/ enjoyable/ work/ team. =>It is enjoyable to work in your team 10. You/ study/ exam/ now? =>You are studying for your exams now? 11. We/ be/ going/ cinema/ Friday. ->we are going to the cinema on friday 12. Why/ don’t/ eat/ meat? ->why don’t you eat meat? 13. Only/ people/ live/ house/ Olga/ me. ->only two people live in the house, Olga and me. 14. France/ children/ not /have/ wear/ uniforms. -> French children do not wear uniforms. 15. Children/ have/ study/ four hours/ day. -> children have to study four hours a day 16. How/ glasses/ water/ drink/ a day? ->how many glasses of water do you drink a day? 17. It/ take/ me/ half/ hour/ walk/ school. ->it takes me half an hour to walk to the school 18. Brother/ good/ Math/ English. -> my Brother is good at Math and English 19. Yesterday/ he/ ask/ me/ buy/ newspaper. ->yesterday, he asked me to buy a newspaper 20. He/ already/ wrote/ letter/ posted/ it. -> he had already written the letter and posted it 21.You/ speak/ any/ languages? =>Do u speak any languages? 22. When/ young/I / interested/ Geography. =>When I was young, I was interested in Georaphy 23. He/ used/ play/ piano/ night. =>She used to play the piano at night 24. She/ one/ the busiest/ women/ world. =>She is one of the busiest women in the world 25. Mr Brown/ tired/ so/ he/ sleep/ bed. =>Mr. Brown was tired so he slept in bed 26. What/ you/ do/ this weekend? =>What are you doing this weekend? 27. She / could/ swim/she/ five. =>She could swim when she was five. 28. There/ much/ pollution/ big cities. =>There is too much pollution in the big cities. 29. Plane/ arrive/ 7. A.M/ airport/ this morning. =>The plane arrived at 7. A.M at the airport this morning. 30. She/ make/ tea/ kitchen/ now. =>She is making a cup of tea in the kitchen now. 31. Bill/I/play/ catch/ backyard. -> 31. Bill and i are playing catch in the backyard 32. She /let/me/ borrow/book/ -> 32. She let me borrow her book. 33. There/ too many/cars/ buses/ city. -> 33. There are too many cars and buses in the city 34. When/you/ see/ best/ friend? -> 34. When do you see your best friend? 35. He/rude/me/ yesterday. -> 35. He was rude to me yesterday 36. I/ not/get/ job because/ study/ hard. -> 36. I didn't get a better job because i didn't study hard enough. 37. I/deal/ money/ in/out/ company. -> 37. i deal with money in and out of my company 38. He/ organize/ advertising/company/ products/. -> 38. He organizes an advertisement for the company's products 39. I/go/ see/jazz band/ tonight. -> 39. Im going to go to see the jazz band tonight 40. We/spend/ whole day/ walk/ city/. -> 40. We spent the whole day walking in the city 41. What/you/go/ do/ improve/ English? -> 41.What do you do to improve your English? 42. He/go/gym/ after work. -> 42. He goes to the gym after work 43. National Gallery/ see/ paintings/ famous/ artists. -> 43. You can go to National Gallery to see paintings of famous artists. 44. What/people/like/visit/ London and Paris? -> What do people like visiting in London and Paris 45. We/theatre/ see/ famous/ play. -> We go to the theater to see the famous play 46. I/ have/car/served/ yesterday. -> I had the car serviced yesterday 47. Have/you/eat/ Sushi? -> I had the car serviced yesterday 48. I/play/ guitar/I/ teenager. -> I've been playing the guitar since I was a teenager 49. He/ study/ Vietnamese/ because/ want/work/country. -> 49. he studies vietnamese because he wants to work in this country 50. Why/it/ important/ stay in touch/ friends? -> 50. Why is it important to stay in touch with friends? 51. They/ made/bicycle/ 150/ ago. -> 51. They made bicycles 150 years ago 52. I/like/ have/ information/ course. ->52. I would like to have an information cours 53. Place/ not/ open/ morning. -> 53. Place doesn’t open in the morning. 54. You/not/ use/ credit card/ this shop. -> 54. You cannot use your credit card at this shop. 55. We/missed/ 3.P.M/ train. -> 55. We’ve just missed the 3.P.M train. 56. Do/want/ come/shop/ us? 57. I/ not/ finished/ packing/ my suitcaseyet. -> 56.Do you want to come to the shop with us? 57. I/ not/ finished/ packing/ my suitcase yet. -> 57.I haven't finished packing my suitcase yet. 58. That/ Shelly/ blue/coat? -> 58. Is that a Shelly blue coat? 59. There/ two ways/ get/ information/this. -> 59. There are two ways to get information about this. 60. It/ not/ possible/ see/animals/ today. -> 60. It is not possible to see these animals today. 61. How/ get/ party/ yesterday evening?
How did you get to the party yesterday evening?
62. Please/ shop assistant/ you/ help.
Please ask the shop assistant if you need any help.
63. Can/ help/ me/ homework?
Can you help me do my homework?
64. We/have/ turn left/next traffic lights.
We have to turn left at the next traffic lights.
65. Who/ math teacher/ semester?
Who is the math teacher of the semester?
66. Don’t forget/ buy/ bread/ way home.
Don’t forget to buy some bread on the way home.
67. Most/ friends/ decided/ go/ college.
Most of my friends decided to go to college.
68. They/ happy/ they/ pass/ exam
They will be happy when they pass the exam.
69. I/ afraid/ have/ lot/ work/ moment.
I am afraid we are having a lot of work at the moment.
70. Would/ have/ look/ my car?
Would you mind looking after my car?
71. I/ go/visit/ sister/ New York/ next month.
I will go to visit my sister in New York next month.
72. He/ money/ go/ France/ eat/ good restaurants.
He paid some money to go to France and eat in good restaurants.
73. How long/ you/ have/ car?
How long have you bought this car?
74. There/ house/ students/ next/ school.
There are many student houses next to the school.
75. Football/ the/ interesting/ I have/ play
Football is very interesting and I have played it.
76. Colour/ you/ paint/ room?
Have you painted the room with colour?
77 I / be /have/ party / Saturday
=>I am going to have a party on Saturday
78 Sean/ his children/ school/ morning
=>>Sean took his children to school this morning
79 Please mail/ answer/ as/ possible
=>>Please email the answer as soon as possible
80 How much/ they/ a day/ work?
=>>How much do they work a day ?
81 How many/ people/ come/ party?
=>>How many people came to the party?
82 How long/ you/ live there?
=>>How long have you lived here?
83 You/ learn/ make/ kind/ food/ course
=>>You should learn a course to make some kinds of food
84 Sarah/ university/ first time/ Monday
=>>The first time Sarah went to the university was on Monday
85. She/ hope/ join/ university swimming club
She hopes to join a university swimming club
86. Would/ prefer/ lemonade / orange juice?
Would you prefer lemonade or Orange juice?
87. Can / use / kitchen / bathroom?
Can I use your kitchen or bathroom?
88. Her farther / factory / mother / teach English / school
Her father works in a factory, her mother teaches English at school
89. Chloe / violin / friends / school
Choe plays the violin with her friends at school
90. Not / people / seen / badger
Not many people have ever seen that badger
91. You/ not/ travel/train/until tomorrow.
You cannot travel by train until tomorrow.
92. Plane/ late/ because/ bad weather.
Plane landed late because of bad weather.
93. Customers/ choose/ eat/ menu.
Customers choose to eat from the menu.
94. Which/ shirt/ you/ wear?
Which shirt do you wear ?
95. What/ you/ do/ summer holiday?
What should you do in the summer holiday?
96. How much/ trip/ London/ cost?
How much does a trip to London cost?
97. Restaurant/ have/ special dishes/ children.
This restaurant has special dishes for children.
98. Michael/ not know/ kind/ present/ get/ sister.
Michael did not know what kind of present to get his sister
99. Did/ enjoy/ first day/ school.
Did you enjoy your first day at school?
100. I/ not/ do homework/ computer/ not/ working.
I cannot do homework because the computer is not working.
101. When / be/ mother/ birthday?
When is your mother's birthday?
102. Bill/ write/ books/ children.
Bill writes books for children
103. It/ cold/ here/ night.
It's cold here at night.
104. We/ go/ take/ trip/ forest.
We took a trip to the forest.
105. Food/ be/ salty/ us/ eat.
This food was too salty for us to eat
106. He/ bus/ center/ buy/ shoes.
He took the bus to the city center to buy some shoes 107. I/ like/ appointment/ doctor. I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor.
108. Keith/ go/ sports center/ three/ week.
Keith went to the sports center three weeks ago.
109. Shane/be/ happy/ work.
Shane is happy with her work.
110. Have/ ever/ been/ Canada?
Have you ever been to Canada? 111. She / become/ photographer/ newspaper. She hopes to become a photographer for a newspaper
112. Jane/ win/ first prize/ last year.
Jane won the first prize last year.
113. You/ like/ visit museum/ go shopping?
Do you like visiting museum or going shopping?
114. People/ send/ cards/ friends/ families.
People send cards to friends and families.
115. I/ like/ join/ piano class.
I would like to join your piano class. 116. Job/ interesting because/ meet/ lot/ people. The job is interesting because I meet a lot of different people.
117. Sometimes/ forget/ return/ books/ time.
Sometimes people forget to return their books on time.
118. What about/ go/ shopping/ afternoon?
What about going shopping this afternoon?
119. Marry/ not/ keen/ do/ homework.
Mary isn’t keen on doing homework.
120. John/ be/ visit/ grandparents/ weekend.
John will visit his grandparents this weekend. Part 2: Rewrite the sentences using the given words without changing their meaning. 1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
=> You don’t need to finish the work today.
2. We arrive too late to see the film.
=> We didn’t arrive early enough to see the film
3. He writes the letter in two hours.
=> It takes him 2 hours to write a letter
4. They produce motorbikes in Vietnam.
=> Motorbikes are produced in Vietnam
5. They bought this house ten years ago.
=> They have bought this house for ten years
6. When did you start the project?
=> How long has it been since you started the project?
7. My father used to play tennis when he was young.
=> My father doesn’t play tennis anymore
8. It is three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh.
=> It takes 3 hours to drive from Hanoi to NamDinh
9. English is easy to learn.
=> It is easy to learn English
10. When did you know him?
=> How long have you known him?
11. It is necessary to finish the work today.
=> You need to finish the work today
12. What is the weight of your suitcase?
=> How heavy is your suitcase?
13. How tall is your Peter’s father?
=> What is the height of your Peter’s father?
14. This car is too expensive for Peter to buy.
=> Peter does not have enough money to buy this car 15. I am always nervous when I travel by air. => Travelling by air always makes me nervous 16. Remind me to water the plants. => Don’t forget to ask me to water the plant. 17. James doesn’t play football as well as he used to. => James used to play football better than now 18. My suitcase needs to be cleaned before the interview. => I must have my suitcase be cleaned before the interview 19. The last time I met her was in 1999. => I haven’t met her since 1999 20. Speaking English fluently is not easy. => It is difficult to speak English fluently 21. The fire destroyed many houses. =-> Many houses were destroyed by the fire 22. I haven’t seen Mary for two years. => It has been 2 years since the last time I saw Mary 23. Alcohol is bad for you so are cigarettes. => Both alcohol and cigarettes are bad for you 24. Ann could not find the right job. => Ann was unable to find the right job 25. I will be happy to give you a lift. => I don’t mind giving you a lift 26. I am quite happy to look after the baby for you. => I don’t mind looking after the baby for you 27. It took him an hour to travel to Paris by train. => He spent an hour traveling to Paris by train 28. It is not necessary for you to wear uniform. => You don’t need to wear uniform 29. Nam has difficulty in studying English. => It is difficult for Nam to study English 30. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. => The fog prevented us from driving 31. It is impossible to learn a new language in a week. à Learning a new language in a week is impossible. 32. She didn’t say a word when she left the room. à She left the room and didn’t say anything. 33. The cupboard was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. à The cupboard was too expensive for me to buy. 34. The novel was written by Henry in 1998. à Henry wrote the novel in 1998. 35. Mrs. Quyen began teaching English ten years ago. à Mrs. Quyen has taught English for 10 years. 36. I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday. à I apologise to rude you yesterday. 37. I’d rather eat Vietnamese food than English food. à I prefer to eat vietnamese food to English food. 38. I can’t afford to buy the house. à The house is too expensive for me to buy. 39. It’s possible that he didn’t get the letter. à He might not have got the letter. 40. He tried to escape but the police stopped him. à The police prevented him from escaping. 41. He started investigating the case a week ago. à He has investigated the case for one week. 42. When is John and Mary’s wedding? à When are John and Mary married ? 43. He has never behaved so violent before. à He is behaving more violently than ever before 44. She bought that house in 1973. à She has bought that house since 1973. 45. It isn’t necessary to shout. à You needn’t to shout. 46. Why isn’t this TV working? à What is the matter with this TV ? 47. I’ve never tasted pheasant before. à This is the fist time I have tasted pheasant. 48. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year. àWhy don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year ? 49. I fall asleep because the film is so boring. à I fall asleep because of a boring film. 50. My students are very good at English. à My students study E very well. 51. I can’t cook very well. à I’m not good at cooking. 52. We really ought to go home now. à It’s necessary to go home now. 53. She doesn’t stay up so late. à She’s not used to staying up so late. 54. That can cost a lot of money. à That is too expensive for us to buy. 55. There is usually plenty of sunshine in Southern countries. à It’s usually sunny in Southern countries. 56. It’s so cold that we can’t bathe. à It is too cold to bathe. 57. Tom had his car repaired by a mechanic. à Tom had a mechanic repaired his car. 58. We can’t sit on the grass because it is too wet. à The grass is too wet to sit. 59. We can’t have breakfast in the garden because it is very cold. à It is so cold to have breskfast in the garden. 60. No explanation is necessary. à It is not necessary to explan.
121. It will be impossible to avoid pollution if we don’t find other fuels
We can’t avoid pollution if we don't find other fuels 122. I’m sure you were surprised when you heard the new. You must have been surprised when you heard the new 123. It is not easy to drive a truck. Driving a truck is very difficult 124. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it The furniture was too expensive for us to buy was not cheap enough for us to buy 125. Mrs. Hoa is proud of her cooking. Mrs. Hoa prides herself on her cooking/ on being a good cook 126. They were unable to finish their tennis game because of the day heavy rain. The rain was so heavily that they were unable to finish their tennis game Dạng phủ định là "be not able to" hay "be unable to" để chỉ không có khả năng làm việc gì. John cannot swim/ is not able to swim/ is unable to swim. => John 127. I have never seen such beautiful pictures before. These pictures are most beautiful I have seen 128. Please don’t turn on the radio. I’d rather you didn't turn on the radio 129. I’ve never read such an interesting poem. This is the most interesting poem I have read 130. Are you sure that jacket is the right size for you? Does that jacket fit you? 131. Lola said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting. Lola apologized for not attending/ having attended the meeting 132. I feel uncomfortable to be in a room where everybody is shouting. I can’t stand being in a room where everybody is shouting people/ everybody shouting in a room 133. Ann could not find the right job. Ann was unable to find the right job 134. He spends so much money on clothing Clothes ................. 135. I’ll be happy to give you a lift. I don’t mind giving you a lift 136. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon. I am not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon 137. It is a waste of time writing that letter. I needn’t have written that letter 138. Mr. Smith spent four hours repairing his house. It took four hours to repair his house 139. What is the height of the building? How tall is this building? 140. We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. We have cooked for the party 4 hours 141. How much does this car cost you? How much money to buy this car? 142. "I'm sorry that I broke the glass", said Peter. Peter apologized for breaking the glass 143. I have never read such a romantic story. This is the first time I have read such a romantic story 144. "Don't forget to phone the office", she told him. She reminded him to phone the office 145. We spent five hours getting to London. It took five hours to get to London 146. It is difficult to train dogs. Dogs are difficult to train 147. I was very interested in our conversation. It was interesting to talk to you 148. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years. It’s two years since I went to the dentist 149. I spend 30 minutes going to school everyday. It takes me 30 minutes to walk to school everyday 150. How much is the baby weight? How much does baby weight?