Grammar and Sentence Correction Flashcards

Identify the error in: 'She is one of those students who works very hard.'

Answer: 'works' should be 'work'

The antecedent of 'who' is 'students' (plural), so the verb should be 'work' (plural).

Which is the correct indirect speech for: He said, 'I am tired'?

Answer: He said that he was tired.

In reported speech, the present tense 'am' changes to past tense 'was', and 'I' changes to 'he'.

Choose the correct sentence using the passive voice:

Answer: The letter was written by her.

The passive voice uses 'by + object pronoun'. 'Her' is the object form of 'she'.

Spot the error: 'Being a rainy day, we cancelled the picnic.'

Answer: 'Being' should be 'It being'

A dangling participle error — 'Being a rainy day' does not logically refer to 'we'. 'It being' correctly introduces the absolute phrase.

Which sentence correctly uses 'fewer' and 'less'?

Answer: There are fewer students in class today.

'Fewer' is used for countable nouns (students) and 'less' for uncountable nouns (water, time).

Identify the correctly structured conditional sentence:

Answer: If it rains, we will stay indoors.

In a Type 1 (real) conditional, the if-clause uses present simple and the result clause uses will + base verb.