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GrammarMistakesExercise

ABelowisalistoftypicalgrammarmistakes.Correctthem:

1 Iwouldlikethatmymotherwashere. 11 Howlonghaveyourbossbeenaway?
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2 Iaskedtothedoctoraquestion. 12 Idontgotothatnewshopyet.

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3 We'regoingouttogetherfor10years. 13 Weare12peopleinmytaichiclass.
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4 Hisparentswantthathestudyeconomics. 14 Whywasntyouthere?
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5 Shemusttobeagreattennisplayer. 15 Teachersdoesnthaveshortholidays.
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6 It'sforthatI'mnotgoingtotheparty. 16 Ihaventseenheyet.
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7 Itwasthehouseofmyaunt. 17 ThereisamillionpeopleinValencia.

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8 IsawSuebeforetocomehere. 18 Howmanyfriendsdoeshehas?
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9 Wewere16peopleinthegroup. 19 Mymotherdoesntlikecook.
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10 Idon'tusedtohavebreakfastsoearly. 20 Ichosethemoreexpensivethingonthemenu.

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BCheckyouranswersandthenwritesomesentencesofyourown.

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www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008
Answers

1 Iwouldlikethatmymotherwashere. 13 Weare12peopleinmytaichiclass.
Iwouldlikemymothertobehere. Thereare12peopleinmytaichiclass
2 Iaskedtothedoctoraquestion. 14 Whywasntyouthere?
Iaskedthedoctoraquestion. Whywerentyouthere?
3 We'regoingouttogetherfor10years. 15 Teachersdoesnthaveshortholidays.
We'vebeengoingouttogetherfor10years. Teachersdonthaveshortholidays.
4 Hisparentswantthathestudyeconomics. 16 Ihaventseenheyet.
Hisparentswanthimtostudyeconomics. Ihaventseenhimyet.
5 Shemusttobeagreattennisplayer. 17 ThereisamillionpeopleinValencia.
Shemustbeagreattennisplayer. ThereareamillionpeopleinValencia.
6 It'sforthatI'mnotgoingtotheparty. 18 Howmanyfriendsdoeshehas?
That'swhyI'mnotgoingtotheparty. Howmanyfriendsdoeshehave?
7 Itwasthehouseofmyaunt. 19 Mymotherdoesntlikecook.
Itwasmyaunt'shouse. Mymotherdoesntlikecooking.
8 IsawSuebeforetocomehere. 20 Ichosethemoreexpensivethingonthemenu.
IsawSuebeforecominghere. Ichosethemostexpensivethingonthemenu.
9 Wewere16peopleinthegroup.
Therewere16ofusinthegroup.
10 Idon'tusedtohavebreakfastsoearly.
Idon'tusuallyhavebreakfastsoearly.
11 Howlonghaveyourbossbeenaway?
Howlonghasyourbossbeenaway?
12 Idontgotothatnewshopyet.
Ihaventbeentothatnewshopyet.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008

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