Sentence Correction and Writing

1. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• A. Its a beautiful day.
• B. It's a beautiful day. ✓
• C. Its' a beautiful day.
• D. It is a beautiful day, is not it?

💡 "It's" is the contraction of "it is". "Its" (without apostrophe) is the possessive form.

2. Find the error: "The team are playing very good today."

• A. team
• B. are
• C. playing
• D. good ✓

💡 "Good" is an adjective but here an adverb is needed: "playing very well" (adverb modifies the verb).

3. Which transition word best shows contrast?

• A. Furthermore
• B. Therefore
• C. Moreover
• D. However ✓

💡 "However" is used to introduce a contrasting idea. The others show addition or result.

4. Which word correctly fills the blank: "I am looking forward ___ meeting you."

• A. to ✓
• B. for
• C. at
• D. on

💡 "Look forward to" is a fixed phrasal verb. It must be followed by "to + gerund": "to meeting".

5. Find the error: "None of the students have submitted their assignments."

• A. None
• B. have ✓
• C. submitted
• D. assignments

💡 "None" traditionally takes a singular verb: "None of the students has submitted."

6. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• A. The dog wagged it's tail.
• B. The dogs' owner was kind. ✓
• C. The childrens' toys were scattered.
• D. Its the best option.

💡 "Dogs'" is correct — plural possessive. "It's" = it is; "its" = belonging to it.

7. Identify the error: "He don't know the answer."

• A. He
• B. don't ✓
• C. know
• D. answer

💡 With third-person singular (he/she/it), use "doesn't" not "don't": "He doesn't know."

8. Find the error: "He works very hardly."

• A. He
• B. works
• C. very
• D. hardly ✓

💡 "Hard" is both an adjective and adverb. "Hardly" means scarcely — "He works very hard" is correct.

9. Find the error: "She is more smarter than her brother."

• A. She
• B. is
• C. more smarter ✓
• D. brother

💡 "Smarter" is already comparative. Do not use "more" with comparative adjectives: "smarter" not "more smarter".

10. Which is the correct sentence?

• A. I have seen him yesterday.
• B. I saw him yesterday. ✓
• C. I had seen him yesterday.
• D. I see him yesterday.

💡 "Yesterday" indicates simple past, so "saw" (simple past of see) is correct.

11. Choose the correct sentence.

• A. Beside the cost, quality matters too.
• B. Besides the cost, quality matters too. ✓
• C. Beside of the cost, quality matters too.
• D. Beside from the cost, quality matters too.

💡 "Besides" means in addition to. "Beside" means next to (physical position).

12. Which sentence is passive voice?

• A. The manager approved the report.
• B. The report was approved by the manager. ✓
• C. The manager is approving the report.
• D. The manager had approved the report.

💡 Passive voice = subject + was/were + past participle. "The report was approved" is passive.

13. Which sentence is correct?

• A. Between you and I, this is wrong.
• B. Between you and me, this is wrong. ✓
• C. Between you and myself, this is wrong.
• D. Between you and mine, this is wrong.

💡 After prepositions like "between", use object pronouns: "me" not "I".

14. Find the error: "The informations were very helpful."

• A. The
• B. informations ✓
• C. were
• D. helpful

💡 "Information" is an uncountable noun and cannot be pluralized: "The information was very helpful."

15. Which sentence uses "who" correctly?

• A. The man which called is here.
• B. The man whom called is here.
• C. The man who called is here. ✓
• D. The man whose called is here.

💡 "Who" is used as the subject of a relative clause. "The man who called" is correct.