IDENTIFYING ERRORS

1. 1. Which sentence correctly uses the future simple tense?

• I will go to the store.
• I am going to the store.
• I went to the store.
• I will have gone to the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2. 2. Which of these sentences do not contain a double negative error?

• I never saw nobody.
• I can't find nothing.
• I don't have any money.
• I don't have no money.

3. 3. Which of the following sentences contains an error with a comparative adjective?

• This test is easier than the last one.

• She is more taller than her brother.

• He runs faster than anyone else on the team.

• This book is more interesting than the previous one.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify the sentence with the incorrect use of a comparative adjective.

• My car is more faster than yours.

• This puzzle is simpler than the last one.

• He is more intelligent than his classmates.

• This restaurant is better than the one we visited last week.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence is incorrect in its use of comparatives?

• She is the most smartest student in the class.

• That movie was scarier than I expected.

• My sister is more kind than I am.

• This exam is tougher than the last one.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following sentences is correct in present simple?

• I walks to school every day.

• She do her homework in the afternoon.

• They play football on Sundays.

• He going to the park every weekend.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences correctly avoids the progressive aspect with a stative verb?

• I am knowing the answer to the question.

• She understands the problem well.

• They are believing in hard work.

• He is wanting a new car.

Which of the following verbs is a stative verb that should typically not use the progressive aspect when expressing a fact?

• jump
• run
• know
• think

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which sentence incorrectly uses a stative verb in the progressive aspect?

• I am wanting to go home.
• She is having a great time.
• I am loving the answer.

• They are believing in themselves.

Answer explanation

Explanation: "Loving" is a stative verb and should not typically be used in the progressive aspect.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following sentences uses a stative verb correctly, without the progressive aspect?

• I know the answer.
• She knows the answer now.
• They were knowing the truth.
• I am knowing the answer.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B