Error Identification

Exercise 1
Change the bolded error with a correct word. The meaning of the sentence must not be changed.

One delightful summer's day, a duck sit on her nest waiting for her eggs to hatch. A Eg: sat
shell cracked. (a) Than one after another, the sweet creatures hatched. When the (a). ___________
largest egg (b) do not break, the mother duck became worried. A nosy old duck (b). ___________
paid her a visit (c) or said, "This one must be a turkey's egg. Just leave (d) them." (c). ___________
At last, the (e) larger egg cracked and out jumped a large duckling. "How ugly! No (d). ___________
doubt this is a turkey's (f) children. If you put it in the water it will never learn to (e). ___________
swim," the old duck (g) say. As it was such a sunny day, the mother duck decided to (f). ___________
take (h) she family for a swim. She (i) jump into the water and the little ducklings (g). ___________
followed her, splashing about. The ugly duckling also jumped in and paddled along (h). ___________
happily (j) from his family. (i). ___________
(j). ___________

Answer

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(f) (g) (h) (i) (j)

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Error Identification

Exercise 1
Change the bolded error with a correct word. The meaning of the sentence must not be changed.

One delightful summer's day, a duck sit on her nest waiting for her eggs to hatch. A Eg: sat
shell cracked. (a) Than one after another, the sweet creatures hatched. When the (a). ___________
largest egg (b) do not break, the mother duck became worried. A nosy old duck (b). ___________
paid her a visit (c) or said, "This one must be a turkey's egg. Just leave (d) them." (c). ___________
At last, the (e) larger egg cracked and out jumped a large duckling. "How ugly! No (d). ___________
doubt this is a turkey's (f) children. If you put it in the water it will never learn to (e). ___________
swim," the old duck (g) say. As it was such a sunny day, the mother duck decided to (f). ___________
take (h) she family for a swim. She (i) jump into the water and the little ducklings (g). ___________
followed her, splashing about. The ugly duckling also jumped in and paddled along (h). ___________
happily (j) from his family. (i). ___________
(j). ___________

Answer

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(f) (g) (h) (i) (j)