2. Correct the sentence
• Candy taste sweet.
• she like dogs.
• Me favourite coler is red.
• What time it is?
• She does her homework every night.
• I leaving now
• Me and my friend are going to watch
movie .
3. Rules for sentence correction
• Any form of be (is/am are/was/were)+
used to+verb Ist form of verb+ing )
• I am used to smoking .
• I didn’t used to/ use to smoking .
4. •
Read the complete sentence. Do not simply read the
underlined part of the sentence, because context may be
important in determining the correct answer. As
mentioned above, choice A will always be a copy of the
original underlined part of the sentence. If you cannot
find any errors, grammatical or otherwise, in the original
sentence, choose A, and move on. Don't worry about
spelling, capitalization, or punctuation; they are not
covered in Sentence Correction questions. If you do find
an error in the underlined portion, or if you're not sure,
proceed to step two
5. •
After you've read the sentence, look for clues
indicating what grammar rule the question is
testing. These grammar rules, and the clues to look for,
will be covered in more detail in the next section. Keep
an eye out for:
Agreement Issues: Look for pronouns, verbs, and
nouns: do they agree?
Modifiers: Look for introductory phrases set off by a
comma: is the modifier used correctly?
Parallels: Look for commas separating words in a list, as
well as expressions such as not only...but
also, both..and, either...or,neither...nor: is everything
parallel?
6. •
After you've dissected the question,
compare answer choices and note how
they differ. Look for the answer choice
that preserves the meaning of the
original sentence without creating new
errors. Eliminate answer choices with
grammar errors. Use the process of
elimination scrap paper charts to narrow
your choices
8. • In each of the following pairs of sentences, one sentence
is correct, and the other is wrong. Choose the correct
sentence.
• 1. a) He asked had we taken our food. / b) He asked if
we had taken our food.
• 2. a) He asked where I was going. / b) He asked that
where I was going.
• 3. a) He asked to her why she was angry. / b) He asked
her why she was angry.
• 4. a) No one cared for him after his wife died. / b) No one
took care of him after his wife had died.
• 5. a) When I went there I found that the bag had
disappeared. / b) When I went there I found that the bag
was disappeared.
9. • 6. a) I did not stop because he had gone
out before I arrived. / b) I did not stop
because he went out before I arrived.
• 7. a) When I go to Bombay I will see him. /
b) When I will go to Bombay I will see him
•
10. Error of subject verb agreement
• Each of the candidates was/were awarded a certificate for
participation.
• Either of those dresses is/are suitable for the party.
• 3. Either the student or his parents has/have to be pres ent in the
function.
• 4. Everybody or anybody is/are able to answer these questions.
• 5. Neither of them is/are an ex pert of the suject.
• 6. The ones who is/are found guilty must be punished.
• 7. You or she has/have to be blamed for the accident.
• 8. They and I was/were present there last night.
• 9. Jessica is absent, but some of her class is/are present.
• 10. No one know/knows what hap pens after death.
11. • Answers 1. was–means each one 2. is–
one of the dresses 3. have–the last noun
parents 4. is 5. is–not one of them 6. are–
ones is plural 7. has–the last sub ject she
8. were–and makes the sub ject plu ral 9.
are–class means class mates here 10.
knows–no one is singular.
12. Error of tense
• Consider the following sentences :
• (i) Yesterday I met him.
• (ii) She said she would meet him.
Yesterday and said fixes the time of the
verb to be past. Therefore, we have used
the past forms of ‘meet’ and ‘will
13. Choose the cor rect forms of the
verbs in the fol low ing.
• 1. He was choose/ chose/chosen leader of the group.
• 2. I have do/did/done my work.
• 3. The letter was write/wrote/written by the clerk.
• 4. You have break/broke/bro ken the window pane.
• 5. Who has take/took/taken my pen?
• 6. The bananas have been eat/ate/eaten by the cow.
• 7. A beautiful song in this movie has been
sing/sang/sung by the new singer.
• 8. He has catch/catched/caught cough.
• 9. The magician cast/casted a spell and turned the rat
into a horse.
• 10. A lot has been say/says /said about life and death.
14. • 1. chosen – passive 2. done 3. written –
pas sive 4. bro ken 5. taken 6. eaten 7.
sung 8. caught 9. cast–the past of cast is
cast 10. said
15. Tips to remember
• Always pay close attention to the time reference
in the WHOLE sentence, not just the underlined
part.
• If you have two verb forms to consider, examine
the first one and reject the incorrect answer
choices accordingly. You will save time.
• In truncated verb forms, simply ‘complete’ the
sentence to see whether it make sense
16. • Use were contrary to fact an uncertainty or
a wish .
• I wish I were a king .
• If Mr. Anil were here ,He would know .
(contrary to fact)
17. • We all swum at the beach yesterday.
• They hadn’t scarcely enough feed for
their cattle.
• The cow has trod on my sweet peas.
• The perfume is for your sister and
yourself.
• . My father has laid in bed all day.
• Neither Peter or James can sing well.
19. •
You need not come unless you want to.
• A.You don't need to come unless you
want to
• B.You come only when you want to
• C.You come unless you don't want to
• D.You needn't come until you don't want
to
• E.No correction required
21. • The man to who I sold my house was a
cheat.
• A.to whom I sell
• B.to who I sell
• C.who was sold to
• D.to whom I sold
• E.No correction required
22. • They were all shocked at his failure in
the competition.
• A.were shocked at all
• B.had all shocked at
• C.had all shocked by
• D.No correction required
23. • The population of Tokyo is greater than
that of any other town in the world.
• A.greatest among any other
• B.greater than all other
• C.greater than those of any other
• D.greater than any other
• E.No correction required
24. • Why did you not threw the bag away?
• A.did you not throw
• B.had you not threw
• C.did you not thrown
• D.you did not thrown
• E.No correction required
28. • They are not beware of all the facts
• A.are not aware for
• B.are not aware of
• C.are not to be aware
• D.must not to be aware for
• E.No correction required
29. • He is a singer of repute, but
his yesterday's performance was quite
disappointing.
• A.performances of yesterday were
• B.yesterday performance was
• C.yesterday performance were
• D.performances about yesterday were
• E.No correction required
33. • Sheela told her teacher to explain the
chapter once again.
• ordered her teacher
• invited her teacher
• asked her teacher
• said to her teacher
34. • They _____their new car two weeks
ago.
• 1. have bought
• 2. buy
• 3. will buy
• 4. bought
35. • I … to the cinema tonight: I’ve got a lot
of work to finish.
• 1. 'm going
• 2. will go
• 3. 'm not going
• 4. went
36. • I’m very happy: my favourite singer …
to my town next October for a big
concert.
• 1. has come
• 2. isn't going to come
• 3. is going to come
• 4. doesn't come
37. • My brother … football in the same club
as me.
• 1. is playing
• 2. plays
• 3. played
• 4. play
38. • She’s shocked because she … a
terrible accident.
• 1. saw
• 2. is going to see
• 3. has seen
• 4. sees
39. • I … English tea. Is it good?
• 1. drink
• 2. 've never drunk
• 3. am drinking
• 4. have drunk
40. • My mother … 42 years old next
Saturday.
• 1. was
• 2. will have
• 3. will be
• 4. is
41. • Sam … the marathon for the first time
in 2009.
• 1. ran
• 2. runs
• 3. is running
• 4. has run
42. • For dinner last night we … fish and
chips.
• 1. will have
• 2. had
• 3. are having
• 4. have had
43. • If it’s sunny tomorrow, maybe we … go
to the beach.
• 1. will go
• 2. went
• 3. go
• 4. don't go
44. • If it’s sunny tomorrow, maybe we … go
to the beach.
• 1. will go
• 2. went
• 3. go
• 4. don't go
45. • We … Mrs Stewart when we were in
California.
• 1. are meeting
• 2. have met
• 3. will meet
• 4. met
46. • I … in a first-class hotel: it’s too
expensive for me.
• 1. 'm going to sleep
• 2. sleep
• 3. am sleeping
• 4. 've never slept
49. • Even though variable rate mortgages are an attractive option due to
low introductory interest rates, it can be potentially dangerous for
people with tight budgets, whose monthly expenditures should
remain fairly constant to avoid ending up in debt.
• (A) it can be potentially dangerous for people with tight budgets,
whose
• (B) they can be potentially dangerous for people with tight budgets,
because their
• (C) they are potentially dangerous for people with tight budgets,
whose
• (D) for people with tight budgets it can be dangerous, because their
• (E) for people with tight budgets, they can be potentially dangerous
in that their
65. •
Mrs Cable was the richest woman in the city, but she
is also a busybody. She always wanted to know wha
t everybody was doing.
When she needed something she rang a bell and a s
ervant came. One day a truck
stopped in front of her house and three men got out.
They are carrying a large box. Mrs. Cable sees this
and told her servant, Sam, to go and see what the
men were doing. Sam goes out and spoke to the me
n but they don't tell him. When he came back Mrs.
Cable is very angry with him. Next she sent George t
o find out. He idn't want to go at first and Mrs. Ca
ble told him he is
afraid. When he goes out the men ignored him when
he sai good morning. He tries again but this time the
big man hit him in the stomach and he fell on the g
round. Mrs. Cable sees all this and came on to the
street. The men take her by the arms and put
her in the box.