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Exam Corrections Ice Age II

2. TASK
 Download this presentation in your notebook
 Correct as many sentences as you can. There is one
incorrect sentence from each of you
 Upload it to the wiki again before the end of the
class.
https://fluwiki.wikispaces.com/Error+correction+exercise
 Do not forget to CHANGE THE TITLE: Write the
names of your group, and the members who worked in
this
 If someone was missing, or did not contribute, you
should NOT write his/her name

3. Teacher tip
 Remember you can use some of these sentences for
your Learning Diary!

4. Example
Error Correction Explanation
Ellie I like Mannie Ellie LikeS Mannie A sentence cannot have
two subjects
The 3rd person singular
needs an S in present
simple

5. ErrorP Correction Explanation
Paris Hilton is a girl very
beautiful
Paris Hilton is a very
beautiful girl.
The adjective is placed
before the noun.

6. Error Correction Explanation
Sid it is a lazy Sid is a Lazy. No need to put a pronoun
if you put a noun.

7. Error Correction Explanation
Ice Age II to start when
the ice “se descongela”
Ice Age II start when the
ice thawed.
“Se descongela” is
spanish.
“To” don’t use.

8. Error Correction Explanation
Ellie think she possums Ellie thinks that she is a
possum.
The noun need the “is”
and “a”.
The sentence needs to
have "that" for to make
sense.

9. Error Correction Explanation
Sid loves sing and talk too
much
Sid loves sing and talk. "Love" is the maximum
amount like something,
so, no need the "too
much".

10. Error Correction Explanation
Diego, Mannie and Sid is
good friend.
Diego, Mannie and Sid
are good friends.
It’s in plural.

11. Error Correction Explanation
At first sight he is a lot of
kind.
At first sight he is a lot of
kind.
“A lot of” is for countable
or uncountable.

12. Error Correction Explanation
In the Ice Age II have a
very characters.
In Ice Age II there are
many characters.
It’s more appropriate to
put "there are" than
"have"

13. Error Correction Explanation
Manny search her herd. Manny search his herd. Manny is a man. But
“her” is for female. So
“his” is for male.

14. Error Correction Explanation
I’m a prey of the love. I’m a prey of love. No need put “the”.

15. Error Correction Explanation
Ellie she very confused Ellie is very confused. If we already had "Ellie"
is a silly thing put "she",
because somehow, it ’s
the same.
If we set "is" the sentence
makes more sense.

16. Error Correction Explanation
You prefer either a ice
cream or a rattle snakes.
You prefer either ice
cream or rattle snakes.
“A” is for nouns
countable.

17. Error Correction Explanation
Either study english for
next day or play PS3
Either Study english or
play PS3 for next day.
The time you placed at
the end.

18. Error Correction Explanation
Ellie she is shy and thinks
that it is a possum
Ellie is shy and thinks
that she is a possum.
This person put a two
nouns.
It is for of objects, and
she is a animal.

19. Error Correction Explanation
Many is fat but and Ellie
like.
Manny is fat but Ellie
likes that.
“but” with “and” is
harmful to eyes.

20. Error Correction Explanation
Possums are heavies. The possums are heavies. In this case,we put “the”
initally for be a spelling
rule.

21. Error Correction Explanation
I don’t eat junk food
never

22. Error Correction Explanation
Manny is a bad because
not have family.
Manny is bad because he
haven't family.
Need a pronom after of
because.
Bad can’t have “a”
because don’t is a noun, is
a adjective.

23. Error Correction Explanation
Mannie and Ellie they are
very big
Mannie and Ellie are very
big.
If there are "Mannie and
Ellie" already don't
necessary "they" because
it’s practically the same.

24. Error Correction Explanation
Diego a fraid of water Diego have afraid of
water.
“afraid” goes along.
We have to put "have" to
give reasoning to the
sentence.

25. Error Correction Explanation
His friends are
intelligents and not speak
with he.
His friends are
intelligents and don’t
speak with him.
It’s more correct to put
"do" than "not“.
In these situations, we
put "him" not “He”.