Grammar Review_3 Arif '11_narrative

Incorrect / Not so good explanation 1. They were looki looking ng the the people. people.

Correct /Better

 They were looking at the people.

Error

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missin missing g prepo preposit sition ion (at) (at)

2. … looking looking at an interest interesting ing object. object.

… looking at something interesting.

- choice choice of word word / vocab vocabula ulary ry

3. … playing playing a strange strange music music instrum instrument. ent.

… playing a strange musical instrument.

- Noun Noun (‘musi (‘music’) c’) vs. vs. Adjec Adjectiv tive e (‘musical’)

4. … because because they was happy happy..

… because they were happy.

- SVA SVA (wa (was s vs. vs. were were))

5. Sudde Suddenly, nly, we saw saw a man man stolen stolen …

Suddenly, we saw a man stealing …

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6. The robbe robberr was was ran away. away.

 The robber was running / ran away.

(‘saw’) + ‘-ing’ form (‘stealing’) Past Continuous Tense : Verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘-ing’ form (‘running’)

7. We sent sent the the robber robber to police. police.

We sent the robber to the police.

- Arti Articl cle e (a/an (a/an/t /the he))

8. After finis finish h shoppin shopping g there… there…

After finished shopping there…

- Tens Tense e (pas (past) t)

9. He was was playi playing ng a music music …

He was playing music …

- abstra abstract ct noun noun (mus (music) ic)

10.… a pickpocket who tried to stole …

… a pickpocket who tried to steal …

- ‘to’ ‘to’ infi infini niti tive ve

11.They shocked and shouted …

 They were shocked and shouted …

- Missin Missing g auxi auxilia liary ry verb verb (am/is/are/was/were)

12.… chase the man that tried to…

… chase the man who tried to…

- Word Word choic choice e (that (that vs. who) who)

13.… and fell to a ditch.

… and fell into a ditch.

- Prepos Prepositi ition on (to (to vs. vs. into into))

14.First stop that they went to was …

The first stop that they went to was …

- Arti Articl cle e (a/an (a/an/t /the he))

15.I was told a man beside me about…

I was telling / told a man beside me about…

16.… 16. … stole wallet from a man.

… stole a wallet from a man.

- Arti Articl cle e (a/an (a/an/t /the he))

17.… was tied while wait for the police.

… was tied while waiting for the police.

- (‘whil (‘while’) e’) + ‘-in ‘-ing’ g’ form form

18.We were scouraging for books…

We were scouring for books…

- Vocab ocabu ular lary

Past Continuous Tense : Verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘-ing’ form (‘telling’)

19.… filled with so many book… 20.Yesterday, we went …  _________________________   ________ books are cheaper  ___________________ 

… filled with so many books…  Yesterday, we went … _________________________   ________ books were cheaper ___________________ 

Incorrect / Not so good explanation

- Plural noun - Mixing of tenses in the same essay - Use only ONE type of tense!

Correct /Better

Error

21.… trying to take the wallet in the pocket…

… trying to take the wallet from the pocket…

- Preposition (in vs. from)

22.… the man that stood there …

… the man who stood there …

- Word choice (that vs. who)

23.… one of the visitor.

… one of the visitors.

- Plural noun

24.… many people seeing a man …

… many people looking at a man …

- Choice of word | preposition (at)

25.The man was took … 26.He ran fast to caught the t hief.

 The man was taking … He ran fast to catch the thief.

Past Continuous Tense : Verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘-ing’ form (‘taking’) - ‘to’ infinitive

27.The first stop we went to was bookstore.

 The first stop we went to was a / the bookstore.

- Article (a/an/the)

28.While they looked at the performance…

While they were looking at the performance…

29.We saw him tried to steal…

We saw him trying to steal…

30.… to steal someone wallet …

… to steal someone’s wallet …

- Possessive pronoun (-‘s)

31.… following the music that played by then man.

… following the music that was played by then man.

32.… the man who standing there …

… the man who was standing there …

- Passive : (‘was’) + ‘-ed’ form (‘played’) - Past Continuous Tense : Verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘-ing’ form

33.We shouted to the visitors…

We shouted to the spectators…

- Word choice (visitor vs. spectator)

34.He thanked to us…

He thanked us…

- Unnecessary preposition (‘to’)

- (‘while’) + (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘ing’ form - Past verb (‘saw’) + ‘-ing’ form (‘trying’)

35.We were happy because we can saw a strange…

We were happy because we can see a strange…

- Modal verb (‘can’) + root verb (‘see’)

36.We frightened but shouted anyway.

We were frightened but shouted anyway.

- (am/is/are/was/were) + Adjective

37.I wondered what they doing.

I wondered what they were doing.

- Missing auxiliary verb (‘were’)

38.There were scores of people at there.

 There were scores of people there / at the place

- unnecessary preposition (‘at’)

39.We ran to the place where people gathered. (OK)

We ran to the place where people were gathering.

- Past Continuous Tense : Verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are/was/were) + ‘-ing’ form

40.We very shocked …

We were very shocked …

- Missing auxiliary verb (‘were’

Incorrect / Not so good explanation

Correct /Better

Error

41.We were shock when we saw …

We were shocked when we saw …

- Verb (‘shock’) vs. Adjective (‘shocked’)

42.In us mind we thought he wanted to …

In our mind we thought he wanted to …

- Pronoun (‘us’ vs. ‘our’)

43.The thief was catched.

 The thief was caught.

- Past tense form

44.They brought the thief at the police station.  They brought the thief to the police station.

- preposition (at vs. to)

45.We went shopping to buy things to school.

We went shopping to buy things for school.

- preposition (to vs. for)

46.I bought book and he bought pen.

I bought a book and he bought some pens.

- Determiners (‘a’,’some’)

47.He was come from Nigeria.

He came from Nigeria.

- Simple past tense

48.We saw the man stole a purse…

We saw the man stealing a purse…

- (‘saw’) + ‘-ing’ form (‘stealing’)

49.Last week, we went to shopping mall.

Last week, we went to the shopping mall.

- Missing article (a/an/the)

50.We called the security that was walking nearby.

We called the security who was walking nearby.

- Word choice (that vs. who)

51.The police came to the incident.

 The police came to the place of incident.

- Missing words

52. The police was caught the thief.

 The police was catching the thief.

- Active : (‘was’) + ‘-ing’ form (‘catching’)

53. The robber was catching by the police.

 The robber was caught by the police.

- Passive : (‘was’) + ‘-ed’ form (‘caught’)

54.The robber was panic and he ran.

 The robber was panicked and he ran.

- (‘was’) + Adjective (‘panicked’)

55.At the shopping mall has many people …

At the shopping mall there were many people …

- Choice of words

56.He wanted to buy comics for his brother.

He wanted to buy comic books for his brother.

- Noun

57.While we walked around, …

While we were walking around, …

- (‘while’) + ‘-ing’ form (‘walking’)

58.We so surprised to see…

We were so surprised to see…

- (‘were’) + Adjective (‘surprised’)

59.… trying to steal the man wallet.

… trying to steal the man’s wallet.

- Possessive pronoun

60.There was a discount at the shop.

 There was a discount for books at the shop.  There was a sale at the shop.

- Vocab (wrong meaning)