Chapter 1. Present Time	P3. Exercise 3

EXERCISE 3. Pretest (error analysis): present verbs. (Charts 1-1 -> 1-6)

Directions: All the sentences contain mistakes. Find and correct the mistakes.

Example:  I no like cold weather.

-> I don't like cold weather.

1.  Student at this school.

2. I no living at home right now.

3. I be living in this city.

4. I am study English.

5. I am not knowing my teacher's name.

6. (supply name) teach our English class.

7.  She/He* expect us to be in class on time.

8. We always are coming to class on time.

9.  Omar does he going to school?

10. Tom no go to school.

11. My sister don't have a job.

12. Does Anna has a job?

P23. Exercise 23

EXERCISE 23. Error analysis: present verbs. (Chapter 1)

Directions: Correct the errors in verb tense usage.

(1)  My friend Omar is owning his own car now.  It's brand new.*  Today he driving to a small town north of the city to visit his aunt. He love to listen to music, so the CD player is play one of his favorite CDs-loudly.  Omar is very happy: he is drive his own car and listen to loud music. He's look forward to his visit with his aunt.

(2)  Omar is visiting his aunt once a week.  She's elderly and live alone.  She is

thinking Omar a wonderful nephew.  She love his visits.  He try to be helpful and

considerate in every way.  His aunt don't hearing well, so Omar is speaks loudly and clearly when he's with her.

(3) When he's there, he fix things for her around her apartment and help her with

her shopping.  He isn't staying with her overnight. He usually is staying for a few hours and then is heading back to the city. He kiss his aunt good-bye and give her a hug before he is leaving.  Omar is a very good nephew.

Chapter 3. Future Time	P. 80 Exercise 33

EXERCISE 33. Error analysis: summary review of present, past, and future time.

(Chapters 1 -> 3)

Directions : Correct the errors.

1. I used to kicked my sister's legs.

2. We had a test last week, and I past it.

3. 1 not like the food in the United State.

4. I use to get up at noon, but now I have to be at work by eight.

5. I study hardly every day, but my english is not be improve.

6. Everyone enjoy these English classes.

7. At the picnic, we sang songs and talk to each other.

8. I learn the english in my school in hong Kong before I come here.

9. I like to travel. I gonna go to new and interesting places all my life

10. Now I study at this school and I living with my cousin.  I am always meet my friends in the cafeteria and we talking about our classes.

11. When I wake up in the morning.  I am turning on the radio.  Before get up.

12. I am live with an American family. They are having four childrens.

13. When I was at the outdoor market. I pointed at the chicken I wanted to buy.  The man was taking it from a wooden cage and kill it without mercy.

14. Every day I wake up when the birds begin to sing.  If the weather not to be cloudy, I am seeing a beautiful sunrise from my bed.

15. My husband and children they are going to join me after I will finish my English course.

P.81 Exercise 34

EXERCISE 34. Error analysis: summary review of present, past, and future time.

(Chapters 1 -> 3)

Directions: Rewrite the paragraphs.  Correct any errors in grammar, spelling, or

punctuation.  If you wish, change the wording to improve the expression of the ideas.

1. I want to tell you about Oscar.  He my cousin.  He comes here four years ago.  Before he came here, he study statistics in Chile. When he leaves Chile to come here.  He came with four friends. They were studying English in Ohio. Then he went to New york stayed there for three years.  He graduated from Newyork University. Now he study at this school. After he finish his Master's degree, he return to Chile.

2. Long ago in a faraway place, a lonely man move into a new neighborhood. His first project is his new garden.  He begun to work on it right away.  He wanting to make a perfect garden.  One day some friendly neighbors and their children visitted the man in his garden and helpped him with the work. They planting flowers and build a small bridge across a little stream.  All of them were very happy during they were building the bridge and work on the garden. The man was especially happy because he's no longer lonely. While the adults working, some of their children plaied with a ball in the garden while they were play, one of them step on a flower.  Suddenly the man was getting very angry and tell everyone to leave. All the neighbors leaved and go back to their own homes. After that, the man builded a wall around his garden and lock the gate.  For the rest of his life, the man sat alone in his garden every evening and crying.

Chapter 4. The Present Perfect & the Past Perfect  P. 107 Exercise 31

EXERCISE 31. Error analysis. (Charts 4-1 -> 4-8)

Directions: Correct the errors. Most of the errors are in verb usage, but some are

miscellaneous (e.g., capitalization, word order, spelling, agreement, etc.).

1. I have been studied(->sdudying) english(e->E) for eight year(->years), but I still have a lot to learn.

2. I want to learn English since I am a child.

3. Our class has have three tests since the beggining of the term.

4. I have started the English classes since three weeks ago and I am learning some

English since that time.

5. I have been thinking about how to improve my English ability since I came here, but I still don't find a good way.

6. All of us has learn many thing since we were children.

7. When I was at my sister's house, we had an argument.  Since then I didn't talk to her for three days.

8. Since I was very young, I like animals.

9. I have been study english since three and a half month.

10. I like very much the English. Since I was young my father found an American girl to teach my brothers and me English, but when I move to another city my father hasn't find one for five years. Now I'm living here and studying in this English program.

11. I almost die in an automobile accident five year ago.  Since that day my life changed completely.

12. In my country, women are soldiers in the army since the 1970s.

13. I meet Abdul in my first English class last June.  He was friendly and kind. We are friends since that day.

14. My favorite place in the world is my hometown. I live there for twenty years.

15. My wife and I have been in Italy two weeks ago. We went there to ski.

16. My wife broke her leg while she was skiing in Italy. Now she's home, but she can't walk without help.  A lot of our friends are visiting her since she has broken her leg.

17. 1 was busy every day since I arrived at this city.

18. I haven't to eaten any kind of chinese food for a week.  I miss it a lot!

Chapter 6. Nouns and Pronouns	P. 187 Exercise 36

EXERCISE 36. Error analysis: summary review of nouns and pronouns. (Chapter 6)

Directions: Correct the errors.

1. The fairy godmother told the boy to make three wish(->wishes).

2. I had some black beans soup for lunch. They were very good.

3. The highways in my country are excellents.

4. My mother and father work in Milan. Their teacher's.

5. Today many womens are miner, pilot, and doctor.

6. My wife likes all kind of flower.

7. We often read story in class and try to understand all the new word. I can't remember all of it.

8. There are two pool at the park.  One is for childs. The another is for adults only.

9. My brother has an apple's trees orchard.

10. The windows in our classroom is dirty.

11. In addition to the news about the flood, I heard some others importants news this morning.

12. The population of my hometown in 1975 were about 50,000.  Today they are more than 150,000.

13. I don't like my apartment. Its in a bad neighborhood. Is trash on both side of the street. I'm going to move to other neighborhood.

14. Every people needs an education. With a good education, people can improve they're live.

15. Alice when was a child lived in a very little town in the north of Brazil. Today is a very  big city with many building and larges highways.

Chapter 7. Modal Auxiliaries	P. 191 Exercise 3

EXERCISE 3. Error analysis: the form of modal auxiliaries. (Chart 7-1)

Directions: Correct the errors.

1. Can you to(->x) help me, please?

2. I must studying for an exam tomorrow.

3. We couldn't went to the party last night.

4. I am have to improve my English as soon as possible.

5. You shouldn't to spend all your free time at the computer.

6. My mother can't speaking English, but she can speaks several other language.

Chapter 8. Connecting Ideas	P. 244 Exercise 27

EXERCISE 27. Error analysis. (Charts 8-1 -> 8-7)

Directions: Correct the errors in these sentences. Pay special attention to punctuation.

1. Even though I was sick, but I went to work.

-> Even though I was sick, I went to work.

-> I was sick, but I went to work.

2. Gold silver and copper. They are metals.

3. The students crowded around the bulletin board. Because their grades were posted there.

4. I had a cup of coffee, and so does my friend.

5. My roommate didn't go.  Neither I went either.

6. Even I am very exhausted, I didn't stop working until after midnight last night.

7. The teacher went too the meeting, and too of the students did to.

8. Although I like chocolate, but I can't eat it because I'm allergic to it.

9. Many tourists visit my country. Warm weather all year.  Many interesting landmarks.

10. Because the weather in my country is warm and comfortable all year so many tourists visit it in the winter.

11. I like to eat raw eggs for breakfast and everybody else in my family too.

12. A hardware store sells tools and nails and plumbing supplies and paint and etc.*

13. Because the war broke out in late September we had to cancel our October trip even though we already had our passports visas airplane tickets and hotel reservations.

14. Many of us experience stress on our jobs my job is stressful because my workplace is not pleasant or comfortable it is noisy hot and dirty even though I try to do my best my boss is unhappy with my work and always gives me bad performance reports I need to find another job.

15. I like animals I have a little dog at home her name is Linda she is brown and white.

Chapter 9. Comparisons	P. 252 Exercise 7

EXERCISE 7. Error analysis: comparative and superlative. (Chart 9-2)

Directions: Correct the errors.

1. Alaska is large than Texas.

-> Alaska is larger than Texas.

2. Alaska is largest state in the United States.

3. Texas is the larger from France in land area.

4. Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new shoes.

5. I like Chinese food more better than French food.

6. A pillow is more soft from a rock.

7. My brother is 22.  I am 20.  My sister is 18. I am the youngest than my brother.  My sister is the younger person in our family.

Chapter 10. The Passive	P. 309 Exercise 39

EXERCISE 39. Error analysis. (Chapter 10)

Directions: Correct the errors.

Example:  I am agree with him.

-> I agree with him.

1. An accident was happened at the corner yesterday.

2. This pen is belong to me.

3. I am very surprise by the news.

4. I'm interesting in that subject.

5. He is marry with my cousin.

6. Thailand is locate in Southeast Asia.

7. Mary's dog was died last week.

8. Were you surprise when you saw him?

9. When I went downtown, I get lost.

10. Last night I very tire.

11. The bus was arrived ten minutes late.

12. I am disagreed with that statement.

13. Our class is compose from immigrants.

14. I am not acustomed to cold weather.

15. We're not suppose to have pets in our apartment.

Chapter 11. Count/Noncount Nouns & Articles	P. 342 Exercise 29

EXERCISE 29. Error analysis. (Chapter 11)

Directions: Correct the mistakes.

1. Lions are wild animal.(->animals)

2. There are a lot of informations in that book.

3. The oil is a natural resource.

4. I was late because there were too many traffics.

5. I drank two waters.

6. Our teacher gives us too many homeworks.

7. Nadia knows a lot of vocabularies.

8. I had a egg for breakfast.

9. There is many kind of trees in the world.

10. I'm studying the english.

11. My cousin living in United State.

12. Only twelve student were in class yesterday.

13. I need some advices.

14. We all have a few problem in the life.

15. There were no job, and people didn't have much moneys.

16. I don't know anything about farm animals except for chicken.

17. When I am a children, my family had a big farm with the Horses.

18. I live with two friend.  One is from the chile, and the other is from the Saudi Arabia.

19. I think the english is difficult language.

20. When people use a lot of slangs, I can't understand them.

Chapter 12. Adjective Clauses	P. 366 Exercise 28

EXERCISE 28. Error analysis: adjective clauses. (Chapter 12)

Directions: Correct the mistakes.

1. The book that I bought it(->x) at the bookstore was very expensive.

2. The woman was nice that I met yesterday.

3. The people which live next to me are friendly.

4. I met a woman who her husband is a famous lawyer.

5. Do you know the people who lives in that house?

6. The professor teaches Chemistry 101 is very good.

7. I wrote a thank-you note to the people who I visited their house on Thanksgiving Day.

8. The people who I met them at the party last night were interesting.

9. I enjoyed the music that we listened to it.

10. The man was very angry who's bicycle was stolen.

11. A clock is an instrument measures time.

12. The apple tree is producing fruit that we planted it last year.

13. Before I came here, I don't have the opportunity to speak to people who their native tongue is English.

14. One of the thing I need to get a new alarm clock.

15. The people who was waiting in line for tickets to the game they were happy and excited because their team had made it to the championship series.

Chapter 13. Gerunds and Infinitives	P. 398 Exercise 37

EXERCISE 37. Error analysis.  (Chapter 13)

Directions: Correct the errors.

1. Do you enjoy to go (->going)  to the zoo?

2. I went to the store for getting some toothpaste.

3. Did you go to shopping yesterday?

4. I usually go to the cafeteria for to get a cup of coffee in the morning.

5. Bob needed to went downtown yesterday.

6. I cut the rope by a knife.

7. 1 thanked him for drive me to the airport.

8. Is difficult to learn a second language.

9. It is important getting an education.

10. Timmy isn't enough old too get married.

11. Do you want go to swimming tomorrow?

12. I went to the bank for cashing a check.

13. I was to sleepy to finish my homework last night.

14. Is easy this exercise to do.

15. Last night too tired no do my homework.

16. I've never gone to sailing, but I would like to.

17. Reading it is one of my hobby.

18. The man began to built a wall around his garden.

19. I like to travel because you learn too much about other countries and cultures.

20. Instead of settle down in one place, I'd  like to travel around the world.

21. My grandmother likes to fishing.

22. Mary would like to has a big family.

Chapter 14. Noun Clauses	P. 429 Exercise 37

EXERCISE 37. Error analysis: noun clauses. (Chapter 14)

Directions: Correct the errors.

1. My friend knows where do(->x) I live.

2. I don't know what is your e-mail address?

3. I think so that Mr. Lee is out of town.

4. Can you tell me that where Victor is living now?

5. I asked my uncle what kind of movies does he like.

6. I think, that my English has improved a lot.

7. Is true that people are basically the same everywhere in the world.

8. A man came to my door last week.  I don't know who is he.

9. I want to know does Pedro have a laptop computer.

10. They have no children, but their dog understands what do they say.

11. Sam and I talked about his classes. He told that he don't like his algebra class.

12. A woman came into the room and ask me Where is your brother?

13. I felt very relieved when the doctor said, you will be fine.  It's nothing serious.

14. I can understand what do I read in the newspaper, but if someone speaks the same sentences to me, I can't understand what is he saying.

15. My mother asked me that: "When you will be home?"