10 checkpoint list

10 checkpoint list

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What kind of mistakes can you find in the following sentences?

Choose an option and then correct the sentences.

Multiple Choice

"I’ve worked as a waiter, as a barman, in hostels"

• Check the verbals

• Check word form

• Check for parallel structure

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "I’ve worked as a waiter, as a barman, in hostels"

Multiple Choice

"Also, said that it wasn’t easy for non-English speakers."

• Check for unnecessary repetition.

• Check for subject and verb

• Check for full subordination.

• Check for correct usage.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "Also, said that it wasn’t easy for non-English speakers."

Multiple Choice

"It’s very hard to pay attention in class because everyone is talking, it drives me up the wall"

• Check for correct usage.

• Check word order.

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

• Check verb agreement, tense, and form.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "It’s very hard to pay attention in class because everyone is talking, it drives me up the wall"

Multiple Choice

"The success of the project depended of his hard work."

• Check for correct usage.

• Check word order.

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

• Check verb agreement, tense, and form.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "The success of the project depended of his hard work."

Multiple Choice

"I hate it when someone interrupt me"

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

• Check verb agreement, tense, and form.

• Check for unnecessary repetition.

• Check word form.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "I hate it when someone interrupt me"

Multiple Choice

"It was very important the calligraphy course that Jobs took for his future company."

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

• Check word form.

• Check word order.

• Check for subject and verb

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "It was very important the calligraphy course that Jobs took for his future company."

Multiple Choice

"I´m the kind of person who enjoys been in my comfort zone."

• Check for correct usage.

• Check for unnecessary repetition.

• Check the verbals.

• Check for full subordination.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "I´m the kind of person who likes challenges but also been in my comfort zone."

Multiple Select

"I really put my foot in it when I asked one of my mom´s friend if she was pregnant and she said me that she wasn’t."

• Check word form.

• Check for unnecessary repetition.

• Check for correct usage.

• Check for parallel structure.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "I really put my foot in it when I asked one of my mom´s friend if she was pregnant and she said me that she wasn’t."

Multiple Select

"She must make sure that their kids don't misbehave."

• Check word order.

• Check word form.

• Check for full subordination.

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "She must make sure that their kids don't misbehave."

Multiple Choice

"If I study hard, it will result in an improving of my knowledge of English Language."

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

• Check word form.

• Check word order.

• Check for subject and verb

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "If I study hard, it will result in an improving of my knowledge of English Language."

Multiple Choice

"Despite Jimmy was holding on by only one arm he was able to take three photos."

• Check for word order.

• Check for subject and verb.

• Check for full subordination.

• Check pronoun form, agreement and reference.

Open Ended

Correct the sentence: "Despite Jimmy was holding on by only one arm he was able to take three photos."