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English Grammar - Find the mistake

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.

a)

explain him  

b)

him the problem

c)

had difficulty

d)

understanding me

2.

She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.

a)

recommended 

b)

me

c)

take

d)

off

3.

I don’t know why you didn’t go. If I were you, I should have gone.

a)

don’t know

b)

didn’t go

c)

I were

d)

I should

4.

Kate claims that if she got an MBA after finishing her bachelor’s degree, she might have been considered for the position.

a)

claims

b)

got    

c)

finishing

d)

might have been

5.

Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family.

a)

says

b)

stopped

c)

to travel

d)

because of

6.

We regret informing you that your application has been denied.

a)

regret

b)

informing

c)

has

d)

denied

7.

The interview was broadcasted live over the internet.

a)

was   

b)

broadcasted

c)

live

d)

over

8.

I’m so glad that he spoke in my behalf because I felt awful that I couldn’t make it to the event.

a)

so

b)

spoke

c)

in

d)

awful

9.

At first, I studied engineering in college, but I ended getting a marketing degree.

a)

at first

b)

engineering

c)

ended

d)

getting

10.

When the check came, I tried to pay but John told me to put away my wallet and insisted that he paid for dinner.

a)

came

b)

told

c)

put away

d)

paid

11.

They had managed a few crisises in the past, so they were able to handle this situation fairly well.

a)

crisises

b)

so

c)

handle

d)

fairly

12.

If I would’ve known the weather was going to be so bad, I might have chosen a different day for the party.

a)

would’ve

b)

so bad

c)

might have

d)

have chosen

13.

We thought we were going to expand this year, but we actually have less people now than we did two years ago.

a)

thought

b)

were

c)

have

d)

less

14.

She’s trying to concentrate herself on finishing her degree.

a)

she’s

b)

concentrate

c)

herself

d)

on finishing

15.

Unfortunately, the species has gotten extinct due to human activity.

a)

species

b)

has

c)

gotten

d)

extinct

16.

I’m a little afraid to do this by my own.

a)

a little

b)

to do

c)

by

d)

own

17.

He told me that he had never been in that restaurant before.

a)

told me

b)

have never

c)

in

d)

before

18.

Never before I had seen something quite like that.

a)

never before

b)

I had

c)

had seen

d)

quite like

19.

The company is looking to expand its operations and are hiring more staff.

a)

to

b)

its

c)

are

d)

staff

20.

There are 21 millions residents in the state of Florida.

a)

are

b)

millions

c)

residents

d)

the