Common Sentence Errors

Identify the error in the sentence:

He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.

• was

• amusing

• heard

• had

Identify the error in the sentence:

Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.

• Turn

• by

• when

• it

Identify the error in the sentence:

He has been working here for sometimes.

• been

• here

• for

• sometimes

Identify the error in the sentence:

He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.

• stopped

• see

• could

• picked

Identify the error in the sentence:

Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.

• jumped

• but

• the

• hit

Identify the error in the sentence:

I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view.

• decided

• climbed

• get

• view

Identify the error in the sentence:

He jumped down after shouted a warning to those standing below.

• jumped

• shouted

• to

• standing

Identify the error in the sentence:

After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark.

• few

• look

• saw

• was

Identify the error in the sentence:

I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help.

• saw

• crossed

• without

• any

Identify the error in the sentence:

The robber gave the victim with a hard blow.

• gave

• with

• a

• blow