Worksheet Solutions: Error Correction & Omissions

Instructions

• Read the chapter carefully and attempt the questions given below.
• The questions are divided into different sections.
• Follow the marking scheme and word limit mentioned for each section.

Q.1. Multiple Choice Questions Choose the correct option in the following questions: (1 mark each)
(i) Which of the following sentences is correct?
(a) She go to the market every day.
(b) She goes to the market every day.
(c) She wented to the market every day.
(d) She goed to the market every day.
Ans: (b)

Explanation: 'Goes' is the correct third person singular present-tense form of the verb 'go'. With the subject 'She' we use 'goes' to express a habitual action: 'She goes to the market every day.'

(ii) Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
a) He was playing basketball.
b) Me am playing basketball.
c) They were playing basketball.
d) She is playing basketball.
Ans: (b)

Explanation: 'Me' is an object pronoun and cannot be used as the subject. The correct subject pronoun is 'I', so the sentence should read 'I am playing basketball.' (If past continuous were intended, the correct form would be 'I was playing basketball.')

(iii) Identify the error in the given sentence:
"I am reading a books."
(a) am
(b) reading
(c) a
(d) books
Ans: (d)

Explanation: The article 'a' requires a singular noun. Use 'book' (singular) not 'books' (plural). Correct sentence: 'I am reading a book.' Alternatively, 'I am reading books.' is correct without the article.

(iv) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
"Please pass me the ________.\"
(a) scissors
(b) scissor
(c) scissers
(d) scissoring
Ans: (a)

Explanation: 'Scissors' is a noun that takes a plural form even when referring to a single instrument. Therefore 'scissors' (option a) is the correct choice.

(v) Select the correct sentence:
(a) This is a informations.
(b) This is a information.
(c) This is an informations.
(d) This is an information.
Ans: (d)

Explanation: 'Information' is an uncountable noun and does not take the articles 'a' or 'an'. The grammatically correct sentence is 'This is information.' None of the given options is fully correct; option (d) is the least incorrect because it keeps 'information' unpluralised, but it still wrongly uses the article 'an'.

Q.2. Short Questions (2 marks each)

(i) Identify the error in the sentence and correct it:"He don't like chocolate."

Ans: He doesn't like chocolate. Use 'doesn't' with third person singular subjects ('He', 'She', 'It') in the present simple.

(ii) Correct the following sentence: "John and me are best friends."

Ans: John and I are best friends. 'I' is the correct subject pronoun in this coordinate subject.

(iii) Rewrite the sentence with the correct article: "He is eating a apple."

Ans: He is eating an apple. Use 'an' before a word beginning with a vowel sound ('apple').

(iv) Correct the following sentence: "They is going home."

Ans: They are going home. Use the plural verb 'are' with the plural subject 'They'.

(v) Identify the error in the sentence and correct it: "The cat licked it's paws."

Ans: The cat licked its paws. 'Its' is the possessive adjective; 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is' and is incorrect here.

Q.3. Fill in the blanks (1 mark each)
(i) She ________ (go/goes) to school every day.

Ans: goes

(ii) The children ________ (was/were) playing in the park.

Ans: were

(iii) I ________ (have/has) a pet dog.

Ans: have

(iv) We ________ (is/are) going on a vacation.

Ans: are

(v) My friend ________ (like/likes) to read books.

Ans: likes

Q.4. Instructions: Identify the mistake in each sentence and write the correct version (1 Mark each)

(i) She goed to the market

• Correction: She went to the market.
• Reason: "Go" is an irregular verb. The past tense of "go" is went, not "goed."

(ii). He has many feets.

• Correction: He has many feet.
• Reason: "Foot" is an irregular noun. The plural form is already feet, so you do not need to add an "s."

(iii). They is playing football.

• Correction: They are playing football.
• Reason: "They" is a plural subject. In the present continuous tense, plural subjects must be followed by are.

(iv). She have a beautiful dress.

• Correction: She has a beautiful dress.
• Reason: For third-person singular subjects (He, She, It), you must use has instead of "have."

(v). The childrens are happy.

• Correction: The children are happy.
• Reason: "Children" is already the plural form of "child." Adding an "s" to make it "childrens" is a common error.

Q.5. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F): (1 mark each)
(i) The sentence "I has a cat" is correct.

Ans: False

Explanation: 'I has a cat' is incorrect because the verb 'have' is used with 'I'. The correct sentence is 'I have a cat.'

(ii) The sentence "The boys are playing in the garden" is correct.

Ans: True

Explanation: 'Boys' is plural, so it correctly takes the plural verb 'are': 'The boys are playing in the garden.'

(iii) The sentence "She don't want to go to the party" is correct.

Ans: False

Explanation: With third person singular subjects we use 'doesn't' instead of 'don't'. Correct sentence: 'She doesn't want to go to the party.'

(iv) The sentence "He went to the store" is incorrect.

Ans: False

Explanation: 'He went to the store' is a correct past simple sentence. Therefore the statement that it is incorrect is false.

(v) The sentence "The dog barked at the stranger" is correct.

Ans: True

Explanation: This sentence correctly uses the past simple 'barked' with the singular subject 'The dog' and expresses a complete idea.