Essay / class mistakes
Here are some sentences with mistakes that I have taken from homework or heard in class. Correct them.
- I am married with Javier. We got married ten years ago.
- I am working here since 19 years.
- I have a really tired job.
- I think the English are too much polite.
- The Germans are hard working and are always in time.
- Everybody think I look like my father.
- Spanish people don't look up to other nationality.
- Most people hope come back to Spain one day.
- Did they immediately have successful?
- He was educated by his mother after his parents separated.
Comments
How are you ? do you know that I'm studying english in the university but I think I am not really a good student because I don't see any mistakes in your exercice....
Kisses and see you soon , I hope !
Audrey
You never stop taking up things: theatre, skating, pilates and so on. Now English - you make me dizzy! :-)
I didn't tell you that I was in France - in the Basque country. I loved it and things are much more civilized on the French side of the border!
A bientot! bisous
I´m going to try to correct these sentences:
1.I am married with Javier. We got married ten years ago. (I don´t know)
2.I am working here 19 years ago.
3.I really have a tired job.
4.I think English is too much polite.
5.Germans are hard working and they always are in time.
6.Everybody thinks that I look like my father.
7.Spanish people don't look up to other nationality. (I don´t know)
8.Most people hope to come back to Spain one day.
9.Have they got immediately successful?
10.He was educated by his mother after his parents were separated.
I hope that they are good answered
Thank You
Perhaps there are too many useful links to choose from. My favourites are from the BBC - Flatmates and Grammar Challenge.
Adjectives end in -ful (no double "l") eg "useful". Check the pronunciation exercise for -ful adjectives (see under labels).
Nice try but maybe I should give you a hand. :-)
1.I am married with Javier. We got married ten years ago.
Clue: wrong preposition
2. I am working here since 19 years.
Clue: wrong tense + we use "since" with when the action started, not how long.
3. I have a really tired job.
Clue: "tired" describes a person's feelings.
4. I think the English are too much polite.
Clue: we use "too much" before uncountable nouns or after verbs. She has too much money. He speaks too much.
5.The Germans are hard working and are always in time.
Clue: mistake with preposition
6. Hurray! You got this one right!
7. Spanish people don't look up to other nationality.
Clue: the mistake is "other nationality"
8. Hurray! Another one right!
9. Did they immediately have successful?
Clue: "successful" is an adjective.
10. He was educated by his mother after his parents separated.
Clue: "educated" is the wrong word.
Have another go!
Another try...
1.I am married to Javier. We got married ten years ago.
2.I work here since 1991.
3.I really have a tiring job.
4.I think English is very polite.
5.Germans are hard working and they always are on time.
6.Everybody thinks that I look like my father.
7.Spanish people don't look up to another nationality.
8.Most people hope to come back to Spain one day.
9.Did they immediately success?
10.He has brought up by his mother after his parents were separated.
Have a nice weekend !!
See you on monday.
1. married to - correct
2.I HAVE BEEN WORKING here since 1991 / for 19 years. (I started working here in 1991 and still work here)
3. a tiring job - correct
4.I think THE ENGLISH ARE TOO polite. (the English = English people, the French = French people and so on. too + adjctives)´
5.Germans are hard working and they ARE ALWAYS on time. ("to be" + adverb)
6.Everybody thinks - correct
7.Spanish people don't look up to OTHER NATIONALITIES. (another + singular, other + plural)
8.hope to + verb - correct
9.WERE they immediately SUCCESSFUL?
10.He WAS brought up by his mother after his parents SEPARATED.
Have a nice weekend!