English

Type
Erroneous sentence
Correct sentence
General category

Tenses usage

I am talk to you!

I am talking to you!

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I saw you tomorrow.

I will see you tomorrow.

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I already been to this museum.

I have already been to this museum.

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Irregular verbs

I goed hiking last week and it was amazing.

I went hiking last week and it was amazing.

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I sleeped very little today.

I slept very little today.

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Subject-verb agreement

She go to the market every day.

She goes to the market every day.

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Encyclopedia contain information about many things.

Encyclopedia contains information about many things.

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My sister and my mother lives in Ukraine.

My sister and my mother live in Ukraine.

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There are a book on the shelf.

There is a book on the shelf.

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The United States are big.

The United States is big.

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Tense consistency

I was eating dinner when he comes in.

I was eating dinner when he came in.

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When she lived in Spain, she is missing her family a lot.

When she lived in Spain, she missed her family a lot.

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Preposition usage

I am good in mathematics.

I am good at mathematics.

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Article usage

She is a honest person.

She is an honest person.

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Conditional clauses

If I will go to the store, I will buy bread.

If I go to the store, I will buy bread.

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Double negatives

I don't need no help.

I don't need any help.

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Verb-agreement error

There is have been many changes recently.

There have been many changes recently.

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There are have been many changes recently.

There have been many changes recently.

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Article-noun agreement

A penny a months saves you a lot of money.

A penny a month saves you a lot of money.

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Pluralization

I have two apple.

I have two apples.

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Irregular forms of nouns

There are two knifes in the kitchen.

There are two knives in the kitchen.

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Two deers were seen in the forest.

Two deer were seen in the forest.

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Quantifier-noun agreement

I met some interesting person at the party.

I met some interesting people at the party.

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They have a few money this month.

They have a little money this month.

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Possessive usage

Mr Smith wife loves chocolate.

Mr Smith's wife loves chocolate.

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The box' lid is broken.

The box's lid is broken.

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She couldn't make it because of her brothers birthday party.

She couldn't make it because of her brother's birthday party.

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Hyphenation

She has a ten year old son.

She has a ten-year-old son.

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Article usage

Let's go on picnic today.

Let's go on a picnic today.

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He likes a beef.

He likes beef.

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Personal pronouns

Most monkeys don't like water, but it can swim well when they have to.

Most monkeys don't like water, but they can swim well when they have to.

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Modal verb forms

I should did my homework last night.

I should have done my homework last night.

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He cannot do it yesterday.

He couldn't do it yesterday.

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Used to

I use to be very shy.

I used to be very shy.

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Passive

The boy helped by John.

The boy was helped by John.

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The baby born yesterday morning.

The baby was born yesterday morning.

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Tomas will invited to the party.

Tomas will be invited to the party.

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Prepositions

She quickly became acquainted to the new software after a few training sessions.

She quickly became acquainted with the new software after a few training sessions.

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Sometimes technological advancements seem to be divorced with the everyday needs of ordinary people.

Sometimes technological advancements seem to be divorced from the everyday needs of ordinary people.

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Relative clause

The stranger which helped me find the car was from Japan.

The stranger who helped me find the car was from Japan.

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My brother who lives in Canada is coming to visit next month.

My brother, who lives in Canada, is coming to visit next month.

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Adjective clause

Mr Smith the patient from room 101 said he was happy to see his family.

Mr Smith, the patient from room 101, said he was happy to see his family.

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Gerund usage

Would you mind repeat that?

Would you mind repeating that?

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I enjoy to have a nice walk with my children.

I enjoy having a nice walk with my children.

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We talked about to go south for a vacation.

We talked about going south for a vacation.

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Infinitive usage

I hope seeing you soon.

I hope to see you soon.

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I was proud seeing you succeed.

I was proud to see you succeed.

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Homophones

She always wears nice closes to close the deal.

She always wears nice clothes to close the deal.

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Common misspelling

I recieved your message.

I received your message.

Spelling

Phonetic mispelling

I study siense at university.

I study science at university.

Spelling

Capitalizations

She has been living in london for ages.

She has been living in London for ages.

Spelling

Prefixes confusion

Parking in that area without a permit is considered unlegal and may result in a fine.

Parking in that area without a permit is considered illegal and may result in a fine.

Spelling

American vs. British/Australian/Canadian and vice versa

I love the colour of your dress.

I love the color of your dress.

Spelling

Run-on sentences

I wanted to go to the beach it was such a beautiful day.

I wanted to go to the beach. It was such a beautiful day.

Style

Redundancy

He returned back to the office.

He returned to the office.

Style

Missing comma after intro clause

After the meeting we went for dinner.

After the meeting, we went for dinner.

Punctuation

Quotation marks

I don’t understand she whispered.

"I don’t understand," she whispered.

Punctuation

Missing period

She is my best friend

She is my best friend.

Punctuation

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