Error identification Extra practice exercises.
Decide which part of the sentence is
grammatically incorrect. Then look at the answers below.
1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now I!e enrolled at the Economics
"aculty.
#. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art.
$. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you she sounds !ery nice.
%. &y friends tell the English exam is 'uite difficult but Im not worried.
(. The tickets) which are extremely good !alue) can be buy from large supermarkets.
*. The number of people which asked for the discount was low but grew during the
summer period.
+. ,e wanted always to be a doctor and after doing medicine he now works in a
hospital.
-. The informations they ga!e us was not !ery helpful so I consulted the website
instead.
.. There isnt many time) do you think we should get a taxi to the exhibition centre/
10. ,e graduated in languages in 1une and is now thinking of do a second degree in
psychology.
11. The policeman showed us an identikit picture of the man who steal the car.
1#. ,ow long does it take to get the station on foot from your house
1$. I was so angry that I took the watch broken to the jewellers to get my money back.
1%. ,e rang me this morning for tell me that he had passed his dri!ing test.
1(. I wont be able to go on holiday this year unless I will get a part2time job.
1*. It was so nice day that they decided to ha!e a picnic in the field.
1+. I ha!ent ne!er seen anybody who rides a horse so well before.
1-. &y boyfriend always takes me to see horror films) but I dont like !ery much.
1.. 3e went to 4uatemala last year so we were tired of the usual beach holiday.
#0. I!e gone to &arbella. I remember it well. 5 busy town with a nice modern
promenade and pictures'ue 6pia77e.
Error identification Extra practice exercises. Decide which part of the sentence is
grammatically incorrect. Then look at the answers below.
1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now I!e enrolled at the Economics
"aculty.
#. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art.
$. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you she sounds !ery nice.
%. &y friends tell the English exam is 'uite difficult but Im not worried.
(. The tickets) which are extremely good !alue) can be buy from large supermarkets.
*. The number of people which asked for the discount was low but grew during the
summer period.
+. ,e wanted always to be a doctor and after doing medicine he now works in a
hospital.
-. The informations they ga!e us was not !ery helpful so I consulted the website
instead.
.. There isnt many time) do you think we should get a taxi to the exhibition centre/
10. ,e graduated in languages in 1une and is now thinking of do a second degree in
psychology.
11. The policeman showed us an identikit picture of the man who steal the car.
1#. ,ow long does it take to get the station on foot from your house
1$. I was so angry that I took the watch broken to the jewellers to get my money back.
1%. ,e rang me this morning for tell me that he had passed his dri!ing test.
1(. I wont be able to go on holiday this year unless I will get a part2time job.
1*. It was so nice day that they decided to ha!e a picnic in the field.
1+. I ha!ent ne!er seen anybody who rides a horse so well before.
1-. &y boyfriend always takes me to see horror films) but I dont like !ery much.
1.. 3e went to 4uatemala last year so we were tired of the usual beach holiday.
#0. I!e gone to &arbella. I remember it well. 5 busy town with a nice modern
promenade and pictures'ue 6pia77e.
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1. I enjoyed studying ?6enjoy @ ingA
#. keen on ?keen @ on B essere
appassionato diA
$. want to ?6want@ to @ !erbA
%. tell me ?6tell @ person
?meCyouChimCher etcAD nb. 6saynon
E seguito dalla personaA
(. can be bought ?to be @ past
participle B passiveA
*. who ?relati!e pronoun 6who B
peopleA
+. always wanted ?fre'uency ad!erb
goes before the main !erbA
-. the informations ?information B
uncountable nounA
.. much time ?6much with
uncountable nouns) 6many with
countable nounsA
10. doing ?6ingafter a prepositionA
11. stole ?past tense of steal B steal
stole stolenA
1#. get to ?preposition necessaryD get
to /go to /come to the station)
FGT. arrive atC reach the stationA
1$. broken watch ?adjecti!e before
nounA
1%. to tell me ?to@base form B perCa
scopo diA
1(. unless I will get ?1H conditional B
ifCunlessCwhen @ presentA
1*. such a ?such a @ nounD so @
adjecti!eA
1+. I ha!ent ne!er ?double negati!eA
1-. l dont like them ?6like @ direct
objectA
1.. as ?as B siccomeD so B 'uindiA
#0. I!e been to &adrid ?use 6been not
6gone se sei stato e tornatoA
