Most Common Sentence Correction of English Grammar for Practice.
- INCORRECT: You are hearing the sound
- CORRECT: You hear the sound
- INCORRECT: He is waiting for a week
- CORRECT: He has been waiting for a week
- INCORRECT: The party is comprised of ten men.
- CORRECT: The party comprises ten men.
- INCORRECT: It is a true fact
- CORRECT: It is a fact.
- INCORRECT: So far I know he is an innocent
- CORRECT: So far as I know he is innocent
- INCORRECT: The food was very tasteful
- CORRECT: The food was very tasty
- INCORRECT: What name shall I call you?
- CORRECT: By what name shall I call you?
- INCORRECT: Our teacher will not take the class today.
- CORRECT: Our teacher will not hold the class today.
- INCORRECT: Airport is busy place
- CORRECT: Airport is a busy place
- INCORRECT: Taking our seats, the game started
- CORRECT: While we were taking our seat, the game started
- INCORRECT: When four years old, Paul’s father died
- CORRECT: While four years old, Paul’s father died.
- INCORRECT: Each of the actors made their entrance on time.
- CORRECT: Each of the actors made his entrance in time.
- INCORRECT: Sitting on the top of the pyramid, the camels look very tiny.
- CORRECT: While I was sitting on the top of the pyramid, the camel looked small.
- INCORRECT: Before I arrived, they had a serious quarrel
- CORRECT: Before my arrival, they had a serious quarrel
- INCORRECT: The cost of food, clothing and house hold goods have risen considerably
- CORRECT: If you work hard, you will success in life.
- INCORRECT: If you work hard, you will succeed in life.
- CORRECT: His hairs are gray
- CORRECT: His hair is gray
- INCORRECT: He is suffering from fever for a week
- CORRECT: He has been suffering from fever for a week
- INCORRECT: The man was arrested by the police who was innocent
- CORRECT: The man who was arrested by the police was innocent
- INCORRECT: Gold is brighter and precious than most other metals
- CORRECT: Gold is brighter and more precious than many other metals
- INCORRECT: Being very tired, the alarm was not heard
- CORRECT: As he was tired, he could not hear the alarm
- INCORRECT: Eating out often pacify her.
- CORRECT: Eating out can often pacify her.
- INCORRECT: Playing with fire can get a person into deep water
- CORRECT: Playing with fire can result in burned fingers.
- INCORRECT: A sonnet is when a poem has fourteen lines
- CORRECT: A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines.
- INCORRECT: Banishing a person is where he is driven out of his country.
- CORRECT: Banishing a person is driving him out of his country.
- INCORRECT: The police observe the case
- CORRECT: The police investigate the case.
- INCORRECT: Mr. Rahman is a man of letter.
- CORRECT: Mr. Rahman is man of letters.
- INCORRECT: Get the rule by memory
- CORRECT: Get the rule by heart
- INCORRECT: He knows to swim
- CORRECT: He knows how to swim
- INCORRECT: Let Rana and I do this
- CORRECT: Let Rana and me do this
- INCORRECT: I took insult at his words
- CORRECT: I took offence at his words
- INCORRECT: Life is not a bed of rose
- CORRECT: Life is not a bed of roses
- INCORRECT: Poverty stares him at his face
- CORRECT: Poverty stares him in the face
- INCORRECT: He rides on a horse
- CORRECT: He rides a horse
- INCORRECT: Are you going to join in the meeting
- CORRECT: Are you going to join the meeting
- INCORRECT: He is neither a poet nor dramatist
- CORRECT: He is neither a poet nor a dramatist
- INCORRECT: He is senior than you in four years
- CORRECT: He is senior to you by four years
- INCORRECT: You should refrain to smoke
- CORRECT: You should refrain from smoking
- INCORRECT: He is quite in dark
- CORRECT: He is quite in the dark
- INCORRECT: There is no place in the bench
- CORRECT: There is no room in the bench
- INCORRECT: My friend will come this day evening
- CORRECT: My friend will come this evening
- INCORRECT: Matin lives in a boarding
- CORRECT: Matin lives in a boarding house
- INCORRECT: We shall discuss on the matter
- CORRECT: We shall discuss the matter
- INCORRECT: He is fond of vegetable
- CORRECT: He is fond of vegetables
- INCORRECT: See the word in the dictionary
- CORRECT: Look up the word in the dictionary
- INCORRECT: Many a man were present there.
- CORRECT: Many a man was present there
- INCORRECT: He shook my hands
- CORRECT: He shook hand with me
- INCORRECT: It’s a long time since we have met last
- CORRECT: It’s a long time since we met last
- INCORRECT: This is the last but one question
- CORRECT: This is the last question but one