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.
The sentences below are not correct. Try to type them again correctly. If you need help, click on the “hint” button.
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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.”