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ERROR ANALYSIS EXERCISES GRAMMAR 3 – KEY P. 1 (MOCK EXAM)
(1)
An example of this is the death of princess Diana that made a lot of people crying and visit her palace.
a.
the death of princess
Diana
that
crying
b.
440.1: the genitive / ‘s structure is used to talk about possessions, relationships etc. when the first noun refers to a person
495.2: the relative clause follows immediately after the noun it modifies
495.1: we use a non-restrictive / non-identifying relative clause when we simply give more information (the clause does not identify
the antecedent death)
495.2: non-identifying relative clauses are separated by commas (when it comes at the end of the sentence, just one comma is needed)
495.3: that is not used as a relative pronoun in non-identifying relative clauses
494.2: which as a relative pronoun is used to refer to things (e.g. death)
335.1 / 281.2 / 283: the bare infinitive / the infinitive without ‘to’ is used after make + object
c.
princess Diana’s death
…, which…
cry
(2)
Would you feel attracted to one of the local restaurants, the employees will be only too willing recommending one you may like.
a.
would
recommending
b.
261: we use should (not would) in if-clauses to suggest that something is unlikely, or not particularly probable
261.5: if can be left out and an auxiliary verb put before the subject (formal inversion structure)
284.1: the to-infinitive is used after adjectives describing reactions and feelings
595.5: we can use the to-infinitive after too + adjective/adverb
c.
should
to recommend
(3)
Since years there is an ongoing debate in the study of lower-back complaints.
a.
since
is
b.
208.1: for is used to refer to a period of time (since refers to a starting point)
455.7 / 208.1 / 208.2: the present perfect tense is used to talk about situations/events that started in the past and have continued up to the present
c.
for
has been
(4)
New things every day is something they are used to have in the real life.
a.
have
the real life
b.
605.2 / 298.2 / 448.3: to be used to is followed by the ing-form, not the infinitive (the ing-form is used after a preposition)
64.7 / 63.1 / 68.1: we do not use an article with uncountable or plural nouns to talk about things in general
c.
having
real life
(5)
The pace of life gets even higher with every new generation of people which come into our world.
a.
which come
b.
494.2: which as a relative pronoun is used to refer to things; it would be better here to use who to prevent confusion about the
antecedent; also because the relative clause follows immediately after the noun it modifies
rd
However, generation could be seen as a thing or as a collective noun (526.1), in which case the 3 person singular verb should be used
c.
who / or:
comes
(6)
Activities, you thought were interesting and fun to do, might be quite boring after all.
a.
[commas]
b.
495.1/2: the identifying relative clause is not separated in writing by commas
476.6: commas are not used before and after identifying expressions
c.
[no commas]
(7)
With the computer the weaker pupils can avoid more easily confrontation with their teacher.
a.
more easily confrontation with their teacher
b.
509.7: basic word order; an adverb(ial) cannot usually come between a verb and its object
23.1: adverbs of manner usually go in end position (for more rules on adverb(ial) positions, see 21-25)
c.
confrontation with their
teacher more easily
(8)
How do you explain a four-year old that the days of playing in the forrest or on the beach and picking your own banana’s are over?
a.
explain
four-year old
forrest
banana’s
b.
610.6: not all verbs can be followed by indirect object + direct object
198: after explain, we use to before an indirect object
449: prepositions after particular words and expressions: you explain something to somebody
386.5 / 389.15: singular forms are used as modifiers before nouns in plural measuring expressions
559.2b: when we use a longer phrase as an adjective before a noun, we use hyphens
(spelling mistake!)
523: with regular nouns, the plural is formed by adding –s to the singular form (no apostrophe)
c.
explain to
four-year-old
forest
bananas
(9)
From the picture it will become clear where she is famous for.
a.
where
b.
622.4: as a question word, what can be used to ask about people’s jobs and functions (where is only used to ask about place)
c.
what
(10)
Whom of you think there are more men than women in the US?
a.
whom of you
b.
622.3: before a pronoun, we use which of; who(m) of is not possible (limited choice)
c.
which of you
(11)
You may remember that we have discussed this in our American History lesson in December.
a.
have discussed
b.
421.4 / 456.2: the past simple tense should be used with expressions of finished time (e.g. in December)
c.
discussed
(12)
In the meantime was Tiger Electronics busy developing a new must-have toy.
a.
was Tiger Electronics
b.
509.1: in an affirmative sentence, the subject normally comes before the verb / 302: no reason for inversion
c.
Tiger Electronics was
(13)
We need strict international laws because our climate is drasticly changed.
a.
is…changed
drasticly
b.
455.1: the present perfect tense is formed with a form of have + past participle
557.4: adverbs derived from adjectives ending in –ic are formed by adding –ally
c.
has…changed
drastically
(14)
In the second sentence the past tense is used to express something what happened.
a.
what
b.
494.5: what cannot be used as an ordinary relative pronoun after a (pro)noun
497.2: after quantifiers like something, we use the relative pronoun that
c.
that
(15)
People are always thinking that I am a Dutchwoman who speaks French extraordinary well.
a.
are always thinking
extraordinary
b.
471.2 / 588.1: think is normally not used in a progressive form when it means ‘to have an opinion’
26.2: the adverb should be used to modify the adverb well
557.2: when an adverb is derived from an adjective ending in –y, –y changes into –i before –ly is added
c.
always think
extraordinarily
(16)
His comprehension of Dutch is not as well as a native speaker.
a.
well
a native speaker
b.
617: the adjective should be used to refer to the noun comprehension (well as an adjectives means ‘in good health’)
439.4: we use a possessive / genitive without a following noun (independent genitive) when the meaning is clear
c.
good
a native speaker’s
(17)
His only criteria for being a truly bilingual is that you use both languages more or less daily.
a.
criteria
a truly bilingual
b.
524.4: criteria is a foreign plural (because of is, we know that a singular form is required)
12: the adjective true should be used to refer to the noun bilingual, OR:
26.2: the adverb truly precedes the adjective bilingual (we do not need an article when there is no noun to follow it)
c.
criterion
a true bilingual /
truly bilingual
(18)
Most soap operas reflect a way of living that is most common for it’s viewers.
a.
it’s
b.
305 / 441.6: we need the possessive form its, not the contracted form of it is or it has
The plural form their would probably be a stylistically better option (soap operas is plural)
c.
its /
their