Find a grammar error and rewrite the sentence. Ten corrections with explanations and targeted review.
Rewrite the complete sentence using correct grammar. Keep the intended meaning and the original wording wherever possible; do not paraphrase freely. Check the explanation after each answer. Supported alternative forms are accepted.
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Sentence to correct: Never I have seen such chaos.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Never have I seen such chaos.
Fronted never triggers auxiliary-subject inversion.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: If I had accepted, I would lived there now.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: If I had accepted, I would live there now.
A present hypothetical result needs would + base verb, not lived.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: He is believed to have stole the files.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: He is believed to have stolen the files.
The perfect infinitive requires the participle stolen.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: We were made wait outside.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: We were made to wait outside.
Passive be made uses a to-infinitive, unlike active make someone wait.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: She objected to pay twice.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: She objected to paying twice.
Object to uses preposition to followed by -ing.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: Having finish the work, he left.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Having finished the work, he left.
Having takes a past participle in a perfect participle clause.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: Despite of the rain, we continued.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Despite the rain, we continued.
Despite is followed directly by its noun phrase, without of.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: We need two week's notice.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: We need two weeks' notice.
Plural weeks takes the possessive apostrophe after s.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: It was Jo what called.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: It was Jo who called.
In this cleft referring to a person, use who or that, not what.
Correct the grammar. Keep the meaning and change only what is necessary.
Sentence to correct: This version is very better than mine.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: This version is much better than mine.
Much, far, a lot and similar modifiers can strengthen a comparative; very normally cannot.
Never I have seen such chaos.
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Correct answer: Never have I seen such chaos.
Fronted never triggers auxiliary-subject inversion.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: If I had accepted, I would live there now.
A present hypothetical result needs would + base verb, not lived.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: He is believed to have stolen the files.
The perfect infinitive requires the participle stolen.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: We were made to wait outside.
Passive be made uses a to-infinitive, unlike active make someone wait.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: She objected to paying twice.
Object to uses preposition to followed by -ing.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Having finished the work, he left.
Having takes a past participle in a perfect participle clause.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Despite the rain, we continued.
Despite is followed directly by its noun phrase, without of.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: We need two weeks' notice.
Plural weeks takes the possessive apostrophe after s.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: It was Jo who called.
In this cleft referring to a person, use who or that, not what.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: This version is much better than mine.
Much, far, a lot and similar modifiers can strengthen a comparative; very normally cannot.
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