Writing: Errors Quiz 1
This quiz is to help improve your writing. It’s important to look for errors in your writing. Try this quiz to help you notice errors in sentences.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsJapanese train is often overcrowded.
- (Japanese trains are often overcrowded.)
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Is there only one train in Japan?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsLast summer I had part-time job as waitress.
- (Last summer I had a part-time job as a waitress., Last summer, I had a part-time job as a waitress., Last summer I worked part-time as a waitress., Last summer, I worked part-time as a waitress.)
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There are two articles missing.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsWomen should get same pay as men if they do same work.
- (Women should get the same pay as men if they do the same work.)
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What comes before “same”? (There are two errors).
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsI had gone to Nagano last week.
- (I went to Nagano last week.)
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This should be simple past.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsShe was stolen her purse.
- (Her purse was stolen., She had her purse stolen., Somebody stole her purse.)
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Try starting the sentence with “Her”.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsI wanted to trip with my boyfriend, but my parents didn’t admit me.
- (I wanted to travel with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't permit me., I wanted to go on a trip with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't allow me., I wanted to travel with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't allow me., I wanted to go on a trip with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't permit me., I wanted to travel with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't let me., I wanted to go on a trip with my boyfriend, but my parents didn't let me.)
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Two problems: “trip” and “admit”.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsI don’t decide what I am going to do in the future.
- (I can't decide what I am going to do in the future., I cannot decide what I am going to do in the future., I haven't decided what I am going to do in the future., I have not decided what I am going to do in the future.)
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Not “I don’t decide.”
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsAlmost university students have smartphones these days.
- (Almost all university students have smartphones these days.)
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What comes after “Almost”?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsHe wrote a book during he was in prison.
- (He wrote a book while he was in prison., He wrote a book during his time in prison., He wrote a book during the time he was in prison., He wrote a book when he was in prison.)
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The problem is the word “during.”
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsI’m going to America three weeks later.
- (I'm going to America three weeks from now., I'm going to America in three weeks' time.)
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The problem is the phrase “three weeks later.”