Error Identification

GAT O-NET
Error Identification

Error Identification
Subject-verb Agreement, Verb Tense,
Structure Idioms Prefixes and Suffixes

Subject-verb Agreement

1 : someone, something, somebody, somewhere, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere,
no one, nobody, nothing, nowhere, everyone, everybody, every, each, either, neither, everything

2 : every each Each student and teacher has a book. Every man and
woman joins the club. and
3 :

The man in addition to his children IS leaving soon.
The girl along with her cats LOOKS sad.
as well as, together with, in addition to

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 4 : and both .................... and

A red car and a blue car ARE parked outside.
Several, both .................... and, few
Both ARE walking on the street. A few HAVE PASSED the exam.
Both A few
5 :
Scissors, pants, sunglasses, jeans A pair of

His pants ARE still at my place.
Your thanks ARE fine for me.
A pair of pants IS dirty.
A word of thanks MAKES me happy.
6 : Neither .................... nor, Either .................... or, Not only
.................... but also
Neither the students nor the teacher IS allowed to smoke.
Not only the nurses but also the doctor IS coming soon.
7 : None, all, some, any
majority, most, half prepositional phrase of

All of the book HAS BEEN destroyed.
All of the books HAVE BEEN destroyed.
All of the money IS in the bank.
8 : A number of The number of
The number of students IS missing from the class.
A number of French major students ARE sleeping in the class.
9 : , , ,
Two weeks IS enough time for a nice vacation.
Twenty gallons of gasoline COSTS a lot of money.
Five miles IS a long way to go.
10 : adjective THE

The rich ARE on the street. The poor ARE starving to death.
11 : gerund infinitive TO
Choosing a good boyfriend IS difficult.
To study IS not to learn.
12 : -S
mathematics, physics, electronics, economics, statistics, civics measles,
mumps, herpes news, ethics, politics, means

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 13 : S
The New York Times, Star Wars
14 : pronoun
class, committee, police, audience, family, faculty
The class HAS its final test on Friday.
The class ARE working on their individual assignments.
The family IS taking a trip to Italy.

GAT O-Net
1. Electronics are one of the most recent and most exciting branches of electrical science which is taught at most
1)
2)
3)
4)
universities.
: Electronics
12 one of the
1) is
2. Cycling, in addition to hiking, are becoming a popular sport among Thai teenagers.
1)
2)
3) 4)
: Cycling gerund
in addition to 11 3 2) is
becoming
3. One by one, the islands of Hawaii was born from the volcano hot spot that still fires eruptions on the big island.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: the islands of Hawaii
Hawaii islands preposition of the
islands 2) were born
4. Poaching of elephants for ivory and meat remain a serious problem in many Asian countries.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: Poaching remain
3) remains

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Verb Tense and forms

Error Identification

gerund verb -ING

Avoid, delay, prevent, postpone, give up, put off, finish, miss, get through, forgive, take up, excuse, resume,
enjoy, cannot help, have a good time, resist, have fun, spend time, admit, waste time, deny, be busy, have difficulty, mind,
appreciate, suggest, recommend, risk, oppose, discuss, be accustomed to, imagine, be used to, understand, get used to,
recall, practice, look forward to
1

gerund verb infinitive TO

Prefer, propose, like, intend, love, attempt, cannot bear, threaten, cannot stand, stand, demand, hate, afford,
begin, start, continue
2

infinitive TO
say, arrange, consent, manage, refuse, wish, learn, hope, seek, deserve, strive, tend, struggle, swear, claim,
resolve, seem, fail, appear, offer, wait, volunteer
3

Conditionals If .................... Then clause

If Clause

Then Clause

PRESENT
If she wins the lottery,
she will give half the money to charity.
( )
If you study,
you will score highly.
( )
PAST
If she won the lottery,
she would give half the money to charity.
( )
If you studied,
you would score highly.
( )
PAST PERFECT
If she had won the lottery,
she would have given half the money to charity.
()
If you had studied,
you would have scored highly.
()

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Someone =
To do something = V infinitive TO verb to verb 1 something
()
Doing something = V gerund ING something ()
Do something = Verb 1 something ()
Done = Verb 3
1. I allow/permit someone to do something.

= My mom allows me to watch TV.

2. I allow/permit doing something.

= I allow listening to songs.

3. I suggest (not) doing something.

= The teacher suggest not sleeping in class.

4. I suggest that someone do something.

= I suggest that Mary go home.

5. I insist on (not) doing something.

= John insists on giving me a ride home.

6. I insist that someone do something.

= Jacob insists that Bella break up with me.

7. I take time doing something.

= My mom takes time cooking.

8. I spend time doing something.

= My dad spends time looking for his watch.

9. I refuse to do something.

= Peter refuses to go to my house.

10. I deny doing something.

= Jane denies hitting her dog.

11. I admit doing something.

= Jimmy admits breaking the window.

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12. I am busy doing something.

= I am busy reading books.

13. It is worth doing something.

= It is worth taking the risk.

14. Would you mind doing something?

= Would you mind pressing the button?

15. I need something done.

= My mom needs the dishes washed.

16. I prevent something from doing something else. = The doctor prevents the virus from infecting the patient.

17. I remember doing something.

= I remember giving you a card.

18. I remember to do something.

= I remember to give you a card.
()
19. I stop to do something.
= I stop to smoke.
()
20. I stop doing something.
()

= I stop smoking.

21. I stop someone doing something.

= I stop my sister to hit the dog.

22. I forget doing something.

= I forget locking the door.
()
23. I forget to do something.
= I forget to lock the door.
()
24. I look forward to doing something.

= I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

25. I advise doing something.

= I advise taking the exam.

26. I advise someone to do something.

= I advise the student to take the exam.

27. I ask someone to do something.

= My brother asks me to help him.

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28. I forgive someone for doing something.

= I forgive Jim for making a mistake.

29. I have/get something done.

= I have my hair cut.

30. I get someone to do something.

= I get my dog to run around the house.

31. I help someone to do something.

= I help my mom to wash dishes.

32. I help someone do something.

= I help my mom wash dishes.

33. I used to do something.

()

= I used to swim.

34. I am used to/accustomed to doing something.

()

= I am used to swimming.

35. I make someone do something.

= I make him leave me.

36. It is important to do something.

= It is important to know English.

37. It is required that someone do something.

= It is required that she go to school.

38. I am required to do something.

= I am required to attend the conference.

39. I suggest someone do something.

= I suggest she go home.

40. I suggest something to someone.

= I suggest the movie to her.

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 GAT O-Net
1. It is important for understanding that people are not weak or old-fashioned if they experience dissatisfaction caused by
1)
2)
3)
4)
change.
: 36 1) for understanding to understand
2. It is required that government plays an important role in stopping depressions and recessions in industrialized
1)
2)
3)
4)
countries.
: 37 1) plays play
3. We hope to move soon, but we havent started look for a new home yet.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: start verb ing 3) look looking

Parallelism and Idiom List

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Nouns
Adjectives
Modified Nouns
Verbs
Verb Infinitives
Participial Phrases
Adverbs
Adverbial Phrases

My sister collects stamps, coins, and cords.

(A, B, and C)
The wait staff was prompt, friendly, and competent.
A positive attitude can lead to both practical success and spiritual fulfillment.
We worked all day, ate all evening, and slept all night.
I decided to swim across the river rather than sail around the world.
The rain continued to fall, providing water for the thirsty plants but flooding the streets as well.
Ive noticed that you often howl angrily after you cower fearfully.
Ive noticed that you often howl in anger after you cower in fear.

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 2 X Y

: I definitely prefer eating ice cream in the summertime to hot dogs.
: I definitely prefer eating ice cream to eating hot dogs in the summertime.
( prefer X to Y X = eating ice cream Y = eating hot dogs)


A consequence of
A debate over
A responsibility to
A sequence of
Able to X
Access to
Agree with (person/idea)
Agree to (a plan or action)
Allow for
Appeal to
Approve/disapprove of
An instance of
As a result of
As good as
As great as
As many as
As X as to Y
Ask X to Y
Associate with
Attend to
Attribute X to Y
Based on
Be afraid of
Believe X to be Y
Better served by X than by Y
Better than
Both X and Y
Capable of
Center on
Claim to be
Compare to (similarities)
Compare with (differences)
Concerned with
Conform to
Connection between X and Y
Consider XY (without to be)
Contend that
Contrast X with Y
Credited with
Declare XY
Defined as

Demand that
Dependent on
Depend on whether
Depicted as
Determined by
Differ from
Different from
Disagree with (person/idea)
Discourage from
Dispute whether
Distinguish between X and Y
Distinguish X from Y
Doubt that
Either X or Y
Enable X to Y
Encourage X to Y
Enough X that Y
Estimated to be
Except for
Expect to
Fascinated by
Forbid X to Y
Identical with
In contrast to
In danger of
Independent from
Indifferent towards
Insist that
Interaction of
Isolated from
Just as X, so Y
Know to do X
Less X than Y
Likely to be
Mandate that
Mistake X for Y
Modeled after
More...than ever
More common among X than among Y
More X than Y
Native to
A native of

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Neither X nor Y
No less than
No less was X than was Y
Not only X but also Y
Not so much X as Y
Not X but rather Y
Noted that
Permit X to Y
Persuade X to Y
Prefer X to Y
Prohibit X from Y
Potential to
Range from X to Y
Rates for (not of)
Regard as
Requiring that X Y
Requiring X to Y
Responsible for
Resulting in
Retroactive to
Sacrifice X for Y
Seem to indicate
Similar to
So as not to be hindered by
So X as to (be) Y
So X as to constitute Y
So X that Y
Subscribe to
Such X as Y and Z
Targeted at
The more X the greater Y
The same to X as to Y
To result in
To think of X as Y
Used as
View X as Y
Whether to
Worried about
X enough to Y
X instead of Y
X is attributed to Y
X out of Y (numbers)
X regarded as Y

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1. John bought himself the lightest, the most recently manufactured, and the less expensive camera in Singapore.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: A, B, and C A the lightest B the most recently
manufactured C the less expensive C
A B the less expensive the least expensive
2. Each night the guard would, first, lock the gates, then turn on the lights and walking around the factory.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: A, B, and C A lock the gates B turn on the
lights C walking around the factory C verb ing
walk around the factory
3. The more hardly his father tried to force him to study, the lazier Jimmy became.
1)
2)
3)
4)
: The more X, the greater Y X Y
X more hardly hardly adverb
adjective Y the lazier adjective
-er more hardly harder

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Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes Suffixes
Prefixes Suffixes

anti- =
eg. antinuclear
bi- =
eg. bilingual
co- = ,
eg. cooperation
de- = ,
eg. decomposition
ex- = , ,

Prefixes

pre- =
eg. prejudge
pro- = ,
eg. pro-American
re- = ,
eg. rearrange
semi- =
eg. semicircle
sub- = ,
eg. subconscious
inter- =
super- =
eg. intermediate
eg. supernatural
mono- =
trans- =
eg. monolingual
eg. transatlantic
non- =
tri- =
eg. non-stop
eg. tricycle
over- =
under- =
eg. overeat
eg. underestimate
post- =
uni- =
eg. postgraduate
eg. unicycle
Prefixes un
eg. unbelievable
imeg. impossible
maleg. malfunction
ir- (before r)
eg. irreesistible
il- (before l)
eg. illegal
ineg. incompetent
diseg. disagree

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-ee (with passive meaning)

eg. employee

-er (with active meaning)

eg. employer

-ful a) = with
b) indicates quantity

eg. careful
eg. spoonful

Suffixes

-age eg. break breakage

-al eg. propose proposal
-ance eg. annoy annoyance
-ation eg. organise organisation
-ence eg. prefer preference
-ion eg. confuse - confusion
-ance eg. tolerant tolerance
-cy eg. fluent fluency

-ence eg. obedient obedience

-ion eg. desperate desperation
-iness eg. happy - happiness
-able eg. bear - bearable

-en eg. dark darken

fright frighten

-ify eg. beauty beautify

-ize eg. organ - organize

-less = without
eg. careless
-proof = safe against
eg. waterproof
-ish a) with the quality of
eg. childish
b) rathe
eg. smallish
-ar eg. lie liar
-er eg. rob robber
-or eg. create creator
-ist eg. type typist
-ian
eg. music - musician
-ment eg. amuse ausement
-sion
eg. suspend suspension
-sis eg. analyse analysis
-tion eg. direct direction
-y eg. perjure - perjury
-ity eg. popular popularity
-ment
eg. contentn contentment
-ty eg. royal royalty
-y eg. honest - honesty
-ive eg. decide decisive

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 Error Identification
GAT O-NET
Error Identification

1 :

Subject + Predicate ()
Subject + Verb.
= I smile.
Subject + Verb + Object.
= I love you.
Subject + Verb + indirect object + direct object = I give you my heart.
Subject + Verb* + Complement
= I am a teacher, I am cute.
Subject + Verb + Object + Complement
= I find it difficult.
*Verb Verb to be linking verb Verb action verb eat, sleep,
cry

coordinating conjunctions coordinators
Jacob smiles.
Jacob loves Bella.
Jacob gives Bella his heart.
Jacob is cute.
*

Coordinators FANBOYS ,for

() ,and () ,nor () ,but ()
,or () ,yet () ,so ()
* comma

Bella winks her eyes.

Bella loves Edward.
Jacob loves her so much.
Bella does not like him.
*

: Jacob smiles, but Bella winks her eyes.

Jacob gives Bella his heart, for he loves her so much.
FANBOYS
FANBOYS conjunctive adverbs
FANBOYS

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Conjunctive adverbs
Accordingly, consequently, hence, subsequently, then, therefore, thus

FANBOYS
So

Moreover, furthermore, in addition, also, plus, besides

And

However, nevertheless, nonetheless, conversely

But

coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction relative clause
Jacob smiles.
Jacob loves Bella.
Jacob gives Bella his heart.
Jacob is cute.
*

Subordinators
After, even though, though, although, if,
in order than, unless, as, because,
before, even if, once, since, so that,
rather than, until, when, while, whereas
that, which, whose, why

Bella winks her eyes.

Bella loves Edward.
Jacob loves her so much.
Bella does not like him.
*

Jacob smiles after Bella winks her eyes.

Jacob gives Bella his heart since he loves her so much.

Jacob smiles. ()
After Bella winks her eyes. ( )
:

1. UNICEF reports that 28,000 weakened children die from diseases and other circumstances that are easy
1)
2)
3)
4)
preventable.
that 28,000 weakened children die from
diseases and other circumstances that are easy preventable. reports

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1.

.................... Subject ................................................................................................

complement or object .................... .

2.

.................... Subject ................................................

, coordinator .................... Subject ................................................
.
subordinator

3. Subordinator .................... Subject ...............................................

, .................... Subject ................................................
.
1 reports
UNICEF

2 : NOUN

Modifier
parts of speech prefixes
and suffixes

1. UNICEF

reports

circumstances that

that 28,000 weakened children

1)
are

die

from diseases and other

2)
3)

easy preventable.
4)

* die are
UNICEF (), children (), diseases ()
circumstances ( suffix ance)

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 3 : Modifier

(Pre-noun Modifier)
- Adjective

: pink, red, yellow, green

: Thai, Chinese, English, London

: big, small, large, tiny, minute, giant

: ugly, clever, beautiful, lazy

: glass, plastic, paper, wood

: Apostrophe s , my, his, her, their

: numbers, e.g., twenty, third, three

- Noun adjective
A school bag ,
A phone card
A silk dress
,
A book shelf

- Ving and Ved (V3)

Ving ing adjective Ving

1.
2.
A washing machine
()
A sleeping pill
()
A sleeping bag
()
A sleeping beauty
()
A barking dog

Ved (V3) 3 adjective
Ved (V3)
A washed dish
()
A barked man

A cut tree

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 (Post-noun Modifier)
- Adjective Clause (Relative Clause)
adjective clause relative pronouns that, which, where, when,
why, how, whose :
Jacob, who is an actor, loves to swim.
loves Jacob
- Adjective Phrase
phrase relative pronouns
adjective adjective adjective
adjective phrase
Jacob, happy and calm, enjoys swimming in the sea.
happy and delighted Jacob adjective
adjective phrase
- Verbal Phrase
Ving and Ved (V3)

Jacob, smiling to his fans, waves his hands.
waves smiling to his fans
Jacob smiling ing Jacob smile
Jacob, nominated the best actor, waves his hands.
nominated the best actor Jacob ed nominate
V3 Jacob
V3
- Prepositional Phrase

Jacob sees a girl under a tree.
Jacob under a tree girl

1. UNICEF

reports

circumstances that

that 28,000 weakened children

1)
are

die

from diseases and other

2)
3)

easy preventable.
4)

children 28,000 weakened

diseases
circumstances that are easy preventable.

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 4 :

1. UNICEF

reports

circumstances that

that 28,000 weakened children

1)
are

die

from diseases and other

2)
3)

easy preventable.
4)

1) : adjective Ved (V3) children 28,000

pre-noun modifier
2) : from preposition from die
from preposition (die from )
3) : other circumstances pre-noun
modifier other +
4) : easy part of speech adjective
Verb to be are Verb to be adjective

5 :

1. UNICEF

reports

circumstances that

that 28,000 weakened children

1)
are

die

from diseases and other

2)
3)

easy preventable.
4)

1) : adjective Ved (V3) children 28,000

pre-noun modifier weakened
(INCORRECT)
2) : from preposition from die
from preposition (die from )
(INCORRECT)
3) : other circumstances pre-noun
modifier other + (INCORRECT)
4) : easy part of speech adjective
Verb to be are Verb to be adjective
preventable prefixes and suffixes able adjective
adjective adverb easy easy adjective
adverb easily (CORRECT)

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 Error Identification
1. She wears a black baseball cap reads SECURITY and a bulletproof vest but travels unarmed, partly for liability
1)
2)
3)
4)
reasons.
2. The supervisor decided his depressed employees, bored by their routine, needed stimulated incentives.
1)
2)
3)
4)
3. The satisfying patrons, returning for the third time to the restaurant, were surprised to find a newly hired chef.
1)
2)
3)
4)
4.

In 1947, Countee Cullens own selections of his best work had collected and published.
1)
2)
3)
4)

5.

The highway systems in the United States are characterized by tollway patterns that are accessibility, relatively
1)
2)
3)
4)
safe, and fast.

6. By printing a health warning on all cigarette packages, the U.S. hopes to reduce the the number of smoked people.
1)
2)
3)
4)
7. Scientists have found that the saliva of the octopus contains a substance that functions like a heart stimulate.
1)
2)
3)
4)
8. Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generate electricity for the surrounded area.
1)
2)
3)
4)
9. A number of university students have entered the world of social networking sites that includes Facebook and Hi5
1)
2)
3)
portals.
4)
10. With its vast land area and geographic variety, the United States cover several climate zones, ranging from humid
1)
2)
3)
4)
continental areas in the north to humid subtropical areas.

1. 1)

2. 4)

3. 1)

4. 3)

5. 4)

6. 4)

7. 4)

8. 4)

9. 3)

10. 3)

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