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WorksheetsSpot the difference: pick the sentence with no SPaG errors!
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which sentence is correct?
The sea looks lovely, it’s so still.
The sea looks lovely it’s so still.
The sea looks lovely. It’s so still.
This is correct, because 'it' is a new noun and it has a new verb, making it a new complete sentence, so it needs a .......... to separate it.
Full stop
Colon
comma
Which sentence is correct?
Rows of tankers bobbing along the horizon.
Rows of tankers are bobbing along the horizon.
Row of tankers are bobbing along the horizon.
This is correct because a sentence with an 'ing' verb isn't complete unless it also has a finite verb (is/are was/were) which tells us the .........
place
tense
person
Which sentence is correct?
I cant think of a place id rather be.
I cant think of a place I'd rather be.
I can't think of a place I'd rather be.
This is correct because both words are a contraction or omission (joining two words together) and so they need an ..............
comma
colon
apostrophe
Which sentence is correct?
On the beach, people lie on towels and deckchairs.
On the beach people lie on towels and deckchairs.
On the beach people lie, on towels and deckchairs.
This is correct because the sentence begins with a .................... clause which needs a comma
main
subordinate
embedded
Which sentence is correct?
The colours are a kaleidoscope: coloured parasols neon bar-signs restaurant menus.
The colours are a kaleidoscope: coloured parasols, neon bar-signs, restaurant menus.
The colours are a kaleidoscope of coloured parasols neon bar-signs restaurant menus.
This is correct because you need a ........... between items in a list
comma
apostrophe
full stop
Which sentence is correct?
Suddenly, the sky turns blood red as the sun sets.
Suddenly the sky turns blood red as the sun sets.
Suddenly the sky, turns blood red as the sun sets.
This is correct because you need a .............. after an 'ly' word at the start of a sentence
comma
exclamation mark
semi-colon
Which sentence is correct?
I walk along the shorefront. The sand was between my toes.
I walked along the shorefront. The sand is between my toes.
I walk along the shorefront. The sand is between my toes.
This is correct because both sentences have verbs that are in same ............
place
person
tense
