Error Correction Exercises

Some might wonder whether error correction falls under English grammar topics. Error correction exercises check whether your understanding of the all grammar topics are clear or not. Try out the exercises given in the article to find out how strong a grasp you have over the grammar topics.

Error Correction Exercises with Answers

Answers to each exercise are given so that you can evaluate where they’ve gone wrong and correct them. Let’s go ahead and check the following exercises.

Exercise 1 – Identify the Errors

Read the following sentences and identify and correct the errors.

1. Many peoples attended the funeral of the great man.
2. The shepherd took the cattles to the field.
3. Sita could not understands what the teacher was saying.
4. Do you know the importance for clean water?
5. Laugh is the best medicines.
6. The flock of sheeps blocked the road.
7. The children was playing in the Giant’s garden.
8. The children decided to surprise Miss Holmes on teacher’s day.
9. I saw Richard when I’m on the flight.
10. Man have depended on nature for a long time.
11. Ramu is a honest man.
12. Bread and butter are Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
13. Birds of feathers flock together.
14. The teacher called me on 12 o’clock.
15. The sweets was distributed between all the children.

Answers for Exercise 1

1. Many people attended the funeral of the great man.
2. The shepherd took the cattle to the field.
3. Sita could not understand what the teacher was saying.
4. Do you know the importance of clean water?
5. Laughter is the best medicine.
6. The flock of sheep blocked the road.
7. The children were playing in the Giant’s garden.
8. The children decided to surprise Miss Holmes on teachers’ day.
9. I saw Richard when I was on the flight.
10. Man has depended on nature for a long time.
11. Ramu is an honest man.
12. Bread and butter is Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
13. Birds of a feather flock together.
14. The teacher called me at 12 o’clock.
15. The sweets were distributed among all the children.

Exercise 2 – Correct the Errors

Read the following passage, identify the errors and correct them.

My little sister Lisa was practising how to riding a bicycle yesterday. Suddenly I hear a loud crash and ran to see what had happened. I saw that she was lying in the ground. I quickly pulled her up and bought her home. She was crying out loud. I quickly go inside the house and brought the first aid box. After cleaning the wound, I apply antiseptic to the wound. Lisa has scratches on her hand and knee. To calm her down, I took her to the nearby shop and brought her a big chocolate. Seeing her favourite chocolate, she immediately stop crying. Within two day, her wounds healed, and she went to play again.

Answers for Exercise 2

My little sister Lisa was practising how to ride a bicycle yesterday. Suddenly I heard a loud crash and ran to see what had happened. I saw that she was lying on the ground. I quickly pulled her up and brought her home. She was crying out loud. I quickly went inside the house and brought the first aid box. After cleaning the wound, I applied antiseptic to the wound. Lisa had scratches on her hand and knee. To calm her down, I took her to the nearby shop and bought her a big chocolate. Seeing her favourite chocolate, she immediately stopped crying. Within two days, her wounds healed, and she went to play again.