Elements of the English Sentence Practice

Elements of the English Sentence Practice

Identify and correct the errors in each of the following sentences, following the provided example.

Assuming that we make the early train.

I will be home on time assuming that we make the early train.

1. If you decide on which route to take.



2. Looking back at his childhood.



3. You're ready don't hesitate.



4. Mark and Amy runs a very organized household.



5. Buying a new piece of clothing.



6. If you had rode to work with us, you would have been on time.



7. When my time on the meter ran out.



8. I'll be there, the children will arrive later, we'll all have lunch.



9. He complained, "These cars parks in the wrong spaces every day!"



10. Because I had written, word-processed, corrected, and approved the report.

Answers

Sample answers are provided.

1. Fragment. If you decide on which route to take, call me. 2. Fragment. He was looking back at his childhood. 3. Run-on. You're ready. Don't hesitate. 4. Agreement of subject and verb in number. Mark and Amy run a very organized household. 5. Fragment. I love buying a new piece of clothing. 6. Irregular verb form. If you had ridden to work with us, you would have been on time. 7. Fragment. When my time on the meter ran out, I raced back to my car. 8. Runon/comma fault. I'll be there. The children will arrive later, and we'll all have lunch. 9. Agreement of subject and verb. He complained, "These cars park in the wrong spaces every day." 10. Fragment. Because I had written, word-processed, corrected, and approved the report, my job was done.