Common Writing Mistakes

Select the best option (for formal writing):

My name is Jesse and ___ from Trinidad and Tobago.

• i'm

• i am

• I'm

• I am

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

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I ____ in Bogota.

• living

• live

• life

• lived

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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My daughter ____ 10 years old

• has

• have

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

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At university I studied a _____ in Linguistics.

• grade

• degree

• career

• title

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Select the best option:

I ____ English teacher

• am an

• am to

• are a

• am a

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1H

Select the best option:

I work ____ English teacher

• like

• like a

• as a

• as an

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Select the best option:

_____ is my hobby

• Playing the guitar

• Play the guitar

• To play the guitar

• To playing the guitar

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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I need to get a job. _______ I am unemployed.

• In this moment

• Actually

• At the moment

• Righ now

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the best option:

At the moment we ______ a quiz.

• are do

• are doing

• doing

• do

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the best option:

I like ______ time with my family.

• spending

• share

• to sharing

• to spending

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A