English Grammar and Usage Practice: Common Mistakes Corrected

Sentence Correction Practice: Part 1

• The violence, which is very **common** in **video games**, has a negative **effect** on **teenagers**.
• She **mustn't** be her mum; I **remember** seeing her at the party, and she was much taller.
• By the time I arrive home, it will have stopped raining.
• I wasn't used to living in such a noisy street.
• My friend suggested staying in a **hostel**, which is much cheaper.
• Send your brother a **WhatsApp message** so that he **knows** where we are.
• As soon as you see him, you should tell him that you can't stand working with him.
• What would you do if you lost your luggage in a foreign country?

Sentence Correction Practice: Part 2

• I would love to go back to the restaurant that you had **recommended**.
• The book **which** you lent to me was a **bestseller**.
• The student whose mobile phone rang during the lesson was punished by the teacher.
• Have you been to the restaurant where the waiters sing?
• My friend, who is very tall, is **beautiful**.

Modal Verbs and Common Errors

• You shouldn't have **taken** him to the hospital.
• Could you **hear** what he said?
• I may not have all the information by tomorrow.
• You needn't do all the exercises.
• You **mustn't** hoot near a hospital.

Passive Voice and General Knowledge

• The article is being corrected, and it **will** be **published** tomorrow.
• The film has been seen by two million people since it was **released**.
• *Oliver Twist* was written by **Charles Dickens**.
• The new clothes may be **shown** in September.
• More chocolate is eaten in **Switzerland** than anywhere else in the world.

Reported Speech and Indirect Questions

• **Lucy** said to me that she would meet you **outside** the cinema the following day.
• Polly said that he hadn't met Philip at the party the day before.
• My friend asked us where we were going **then**.
• The teacher ordered the children not to shout and **said** there were **students** doing an exam.
• My mother suggested **eating out** that day.
• **Chris** asked Alan if she could borrow his mobile phone.

Conditional Sentences and Hypotheticals

• If **Danny hadn't failed** the exam, he would have **slept**.
• Unless everybody plays well, they can't win.
• If you want to **lose** weight, you need to eat less.
• If he **hadn't fallen off** his bike, he would have finished the race.
• If people **knew** about poverty, they would do much to help.
• If I **were** you, I wouldn't go **there** on **my** own.

Verb Forms and Tense Combinations

1. to ask / hadn't given
2. haven't seen / is going to visit
3. left / will be relaxing
4. was **performing** / was stolen
5. don't have to / will have cleared
6. broke into / was sleeping
7. haven't **seen** / should have **come**
8. would **meet** / will be working
9. had been invited / must have forgotten
10. should have **your car repaired**

Miscellaneous Grammar Points

• I'm **getting** my hair cut.
• You may have made a mistake.
• By tomorrow evening, I will **be starting** my new job.
• This is the man whose car I borrowed.
• Alison promised to help me on **Sunday**.
• I had been working here for 10 years.
• You called while I was in the middle of a conversation with my teacher.
• After they had signed the contract, they started working on the project.