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Introduction of Editing in English Grammar Sentences, Exercises of Grammar and Composition

Editing in sentences Excercises With Examples and Solutions.

Typology: Exercises

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EDITING: EXERCISE 1.
Name: _____________________________________ Date: __________
Circle "A" if the sentence is correct or "B" if the sentence is
incorrect.
1. He usually get up at 7:00 p.m. A B
2. When do the library open? A B
3. What time is it? A B
4. My sister lives at Canada. A B
5. Where does they study? A B
6. Does Carlos speaks English? A B
7. How old are you? I have twenty-five years old. A B
8. That student always ask many questions. A
B
9. I am sitting in a chair everyday. A B
10. I copied the lesson yesterday. A B
11. He rarely wears a coat during Spring. A B
12. John kisses his girlfriend last night. A B
13. Susan makes her homework. A B
14. Carlos goes to school everyday. A B
15. The baby crys when he is hungry. A B
16. I was sitting in class tomorrow when they came. A B
17. Mary and Susan are talking in the phone. A B
18. There is a candle on the table. A B
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EDITING: EXERCISE 1.

Name: _____________________________________ Date: __________ Circle "A" if the sentence is correct or "B" if the sentence is incorrect.

  1. He usually get up at 7:00 p.m. A B
  2. When do the library open? A B
  3. What time is it? A B
  4. My sister lives at Canada. A B
  5. Where does they study? A B
  6. Does Carlos speaks English? A B
  7. How old are you? I have twenty-five years old. A B
  8. (^) B That student always ask many questions. A
  9. I am sitting in a chair everyday. A B
  10. I copied the lesson yesterday. A B
  11. He rarely wears a coat during Spring. A B
  12. John kisses his girlfriend last night. A B
  13. Susan makes her homework. A B
  14. Carlos goes to school everyday. A B
  15. The baby crys when he is hungry. A B
  16. I was sitting in class tomorrow when they came. A B
  17. Mary and Susan are talking in the phone. A B
  18. There is a candle on the table. A B
  1. What is Mary doing? Washing the dishes. A B
  2. What are Johnny and Susan doing? They sing. A B
  1. Rarely he goes in the summer to the beach. A B

EDITING: EXERCISE 3.

PUNCTUATION

Read the following composition. Add commas and periods.

MY FRIEND JUAN

Juan is one of my good friends He is a friend from work and we are also classmates at night in Miami-Dade Community College I think that we will be friends for a long time Juan is about 40 years old He is 5 feet 9 inches tall His face is round and chubby His eyes are green His hair is brown and curly He always smiles and usually has a friendly look on his face He is fat and has a heavy build He always wears a suit to work and to school. Juan has a shy personality People think that he is unfriendly but he really enjoys people He likes to go parties and have a good time He likes to tell jokes and make people laugh He likes to discuss current events but he doesn't like to argue He knows a lot but he doesn't try to show off Furthermore he is kind and always tries to help. Juan knows what he is going to do in the future First he is going to look for another job Next he is going to buy a house and get married In short he is going to settle down I am sure that he is going to be happy He is a wonderful person and a good friend.

studied for my calculus test with a classmate. i was lost. i didn't understand anything. i went to the classroom and took the test. it was very difficult and i don't think i passed it. i felt awful. i went home and fell asleep watching T.V. my sister woke me up, and i told her about my terrible day. she invited me out for dinner. when we got home i went to my room and collapsed on my bed. what a terrible day!

EDITING: EXERCISE 5.

SPELLING

In each sentence below, one word is misspelled. Circle the error and write the word correctly in the space provided. Example: I it a hot dog for lunch sometimes. __________

  1. Pete went to his frend's house

  1. The party began at three o'clock in the aftaenoon.
  2. The ticher gave a difficult test. __________
  3. The people were claping their hands. __________
  4. Waht are you going to do tonight? __________
  5. When did you live your office? __________
  6. He went to the farmacy at 10:00 o'clock
  7. She setted the table for dinner. __________
  8. Woud you like to go to the movies? __________
  9. The United States has a democratic goverment.
  10. The childs went to visit the zoo.

EDITING: EXERCISE 6.

SPELLING

In each sentence below, one word is misspelled. Circle the error and write the words correctly in the space provided. Example: She draives to work. __________

  1. Eric trys to do his homework every afternoon. __________
  2. Howard luvs to eat ribs. __________
  3. Susan baught a new dress at the mall.
  4. Martha flu to New York on Pan Am. __________
  5. George painted his badroom blue. __________
  6. The fysical examination was very complete. __________
  7. Heather plans to dryve to New Mexico. __________
  8. Paul sitted down at the table next to Mary. __________
  9. Thomas is planing to become a doctor. __________
  10. Bobby has lifted here for twenty years. __________
  11. Jesse cout a snapper when he went fishing.
  12. There were seven womans and five boys. __________
  13. Ivonne enjoyed looking at the fotographs. __________
  14. Abraham couldn't read until he was fourteen. __________
  15. Esther witched that she could speak English. __________

EDITING: EXERCISE 7.

AGREEMENT

Each of the sentences below contain an error in agreement. Identify the error by circling it. Example: John live in Montreal.

  1. They has lived here for ten years.
  2. Robert and Mary is good friends.
  3. The instructor teach the class very well.
  4. Both of them teaches in the college.
  5. Amy and Tom is going to get married next month.
  6. He have wished that you would come to his wedding.
  7. Elly and Leslie was at the party.
  8. John wills buy some milk on his way home.
  9. I'm coming to the party, isn't I.
  10. Juan were doing his best, but it wasn't good enough.
  11. Neither Tom nor Angela are coming to the concert.
  12. I haves to be home by three o'clock.
  13. The weather in Miami have a been beautiful this week.
    1. I doesn't know the answer; you'd better ask Sue.
  14. William didn't does his homework last night.

EDITING: EXERCISE 9.

VERB TENSE

Each of the sentences below contains an error in verb tense. Identify the error by circling it. Example: I study last night.

  1. I can't go to the meeting yesterday. How was it?
  2. Daniel use to work in New York.
  3. Robert done his work too quickly.
  4. Sara was arriving tommorrow at 4:00.
  5. Mary and Steve live in Miami for two months before they moved to Hollywood.
  6. Luis is teaching English for five years.
  7. Anne been here for half an hour.
  8. Pedro watch the baseball game and drink beer last night.
  9. Harold will watched his grandchildren this weekend.
  10. Angel doesn't do his homework, and so he was absent from class.
  11. Luz has ate in that restaurant several times.
  12. Alan go to fly his model airplanes last weekend.
  13. Frank worked overtime for past two months.
  14. I be home around 8:00 tonight.
  15. Isaac be going to read the book on next Saturday.

EDITING: EXERCISE 10.

VERB TENSE

Each of the sentences below contains an error in verb tense. Identify the error by circling it. Example: I did go to the movie tomorrow.

  1. Neil will studies for his finals this weekend.
  2. Gary buy a new car last week.
  3. Michael makes a Mother's day present in class yesterday.
  4. Mary was the first person to arrive at the church tomorrow.
  5. Does Carol buy the soda when she went shopping?
  6. How old is Sam when he died?
  7. Amy has marries for the fourth time.
  8. Didn't I saw you at the beach?
  9. Isis is cooking lunch when the phone rang.
  10. Rick has travels all over the country.
  11. Bud done all that was expected of him.
  12. Linda will be finishing her new book before the year was over.
  13. Louise drives from Hollywood to Ft. Lauderdale last night.
  14. Alice overcooks the dinner and spoils the dinner last Sunday.
  15. Donna eaten all of the ice cream before we got home.
  1. Susan to the beach with went Mary.

EDITING: EXERCISE 12

WORD ORDER

EachPlease of rewrite the sentences it correctly below incontains the space an errorprovided. or errors in word order.

Example: She a kiss me gave. ----> She gave me a kiss.

  1. Susan and Marty to the movies tonight will go.
  2. Brad last week decided a vacation to take.
  3. They will go next week where?
  4. Ramon decide didn't to major what in.
  5. Learning friends who are is your hard.
  6. To fleas kill the Richard the dog a bath gave.
  7. Is fun out going to eat friends with.
  8. "Los Ranchos" at the best Nicaraguan food found is.
  9. To New York they will move at the year of the end.