Common Grammar Errors Practice Worksheet with 30 Solved PYQs | GPN

Instructions: Correct the grammatical errors in each sentence. Focus on Subject-Verb Agreement and Tense consistency. Click "Show Answer" to check your corrections.

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Section A: Subject-Verb Agreement (10 Questions)

1. Each of the students are going to the field trip.

Answer: Each of the students is going to the field trip.
Explanation: "Each" is singular, so it takes a singular verb.

2. The team of players are practicing hard for the final match.

Answer: The team of players is practicing hard for the final match.
Explanation: "Team" is a collective noun acting as a single unit here.

3. Neither the teacher nor the students was present in the class.

Answer: Neither the teacher nor the students were present in the class.
Explanation: When using "neither...nor", the verb agrees with the closest subject.

4. The news on television are always interesting.

Answer: The news on television is always interesting.
Explanation: "News" is singular despite ending in 's'.

5. One of my friends have moved to Canada last month.

Answer: One of my friends has moved to Canada last month.
Explanation: "One" is the subject, not "friends".

6. The police is investigating the case thoroughly.

Answer: The police are investigating the case thoroughly.
Explanation: "Police" is plural when referring to individual officers.

7. Mathematics are my favorite subject in school.

Answer: Mathematics is my favorite subject in school.
Explanation: Subjects ending in 'ics' are usually singular.

8. There is many books on the shelf that needs to be organized.

Answer: There are many books on the shelf that need to be organized.
Explanation: "Books" is plural, so both verbs should be plural.

9. Every boy and every girl in the class have submitted their projects.

Answer: Every boy and every girl in the class has submitted their projects.
Explanation: "Every" makes each subject singular, requiring a singular verb.

10. The number of students in our school have increased this year.

Answer: The number of students in our school has increased this year.
Explanation: "The number" is singular, while "a number" would be plural.

Section B: Tense Consistency (10 Questions)

11. Yesterday, I go to the market and buy some fruits.

Answer: Yesterday, I went to the market and bought some fruits.
Explanation: Past time reference requires past tense verbs.

12. She has completed her work before I reached the office.

Answer: She had completed her work before I reached the office.
Explanation: Past perfect shows completion before another past action.

13. When I call her yesterday, she was studying for her exams.

Answer: When I called her yesterday, she was studying for her exams.
Explanation: Both actions happened in the past, so use past tense.

14. By next month, I will be working here for five years.

Answer: By next month, I will have been working here for five years.
Explanation: Future perfect continuous for duration up to a future point.

15. If it will rain tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.

Answer: If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
Explanation: In first conditional, use present tense in the if-clause.

16. He said that he is going to the party tonight.

Answer: He said that he was going to the party that night.
Explanation: Reported speech requires backshifting of tenses.

17. I am living in this city since 2010.

Answer: I have been living in this city since 2010.
Explanation: Present perfect continuous for actions starting in past and continuing.

18. She usually goes to bed early, but last night she watch a movie till midnight.

Answer: She usually goes to bed early, but last night she watched a movie till midnight.
Explanation: Specific past time requires past tense.

19. When I was younger, I play football every day.

Answer: When I was younger, I played football every day.
Explanation: Habitual past action requires simple past tense.

20. By the time we arrived, the movie already started.

Answer: By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.
Explanation: Past perfect for action completed before another past action.

Section C: Common Errors (10 Questions)

21. He gave me many advices about how to study effectively.

Answer: He gave me much advice/a lot of advice about how to study effectively.
Explanation: "Advice" is uncountable and doesn't take 's' or 'many'.

22. I have less friends in this city than in my hometown.

Answer: I have fewer friends in this city than in my hometown.
Explanation: Use "fewer" for countable nouns, "less" for uncountable.

23. She is more taller than her brother.

Answer: She is taller than her brother.
Explanation: Don't use both "more" and "-er" together for comparatives.

24. I am looking forward to meet you next week.

Answer: I am looking forward to meeting you next week.
Explanation: "Look forward to" is followed by gerund (verb+ing).

25. He is used to work late at night because of his job.

Answer: He is used to working late at night because of his job.
Explanation: "Be used to" meaning 'accustomed to' takes gerund.

26. The car's color is different than mine.

Answer: The car's color is different from mine.
Explanation: Use "different from" in formal English, not "different than".

27. She divided the sweets between the five children.

Answer: She divided the sweets among the five children.
Explanation: Use "between" for two, "among" for three or more.

28. He could not hardly wait for the results to be announced.

Answer: He could hardly wait for the results to be announced.
Explanation: "Could not hardly" is a double negative; use just "could hardly".

29. I prefer tea rather than coffee in the morning.

Answer: I prefer tea to coffee in the morning.
Explanation: The correct structure is "prefer X to Y" (not "rather than").

30. Last worksheet! Next topic is: Editing Exercises.

Answer: Editing Exercises (next topic in Error Correction series)
Explanation: Practice identifying and correcting errors in passages.

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