3. Correct the following sentences for subject-verb agreement, tenses and fragments.
i) My car it is very beautiful.
ii) When he thought he could afford to pay his own school fees.
iii) This students keep making noise.
iv) When I was young, I use to love playing with dolls.
v) I’m don’t like horror movies.
vi) Going home now, how I wish I could get there before it starts to rain.
vii) Everyone have a right to live happily ever after.
viii) These are great news indeed; I can’t believe I made it!
ix) In 1990, he lead his team to a glorious victory.
x) I am writing my homework after every class. (10 marks)
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My car is very beautiful
i) My car is very beautiful. (Subject-verb agreement; remove "it")
Explanation: To correct the subject-verb agreement, we need to remove the word "it" from the sentence as it is not necessary.
ii) When he thought he could afford to pay his own school fees. (Fragment)
Explanation: To correct this sentence, we can add a subject at the beginning. For example: "When he thought he could afford to pay his own school fees, he was excited."
iii) These students keep making noise. (Subject-verb agreement; change "this" to "these")
Explanation: To correct the subject-verb agreement, we need to change the word "this" to "these" to agree with the plural noun "students."
iv) When I was young, I used to love playing with dolls. (Tenses; change "use" to "used")
Explanation: To correct the past tense, we need to change "use" to "used" to match the verb tense "was."
v) I don't like horror movies. (Subject-verb agreement; remove "I'm")
Explanation: To correct the subject-verb agreement, we need to remove the contraction "I'm" and replace it with "I don't."
vi) I'm going home now; how I wish I could get there before it starts to rain. (Fragment, tenses; add semicolon and change "Going" to "I'm going")
Explanation: To correct the fragment, we can add a subject at the beginning and connect the two clauses with a semicolon. Additionally, we need to change "Going" to "I'm going" to match the verb tense in the second clause.
vii) Everyone has a right to live happily ever after. (Subject-verb agreement; change "have" to "has")
Explanation: To correct the subject-verb agreement, we need to change "have" to "has" to agree with the singular noun "everyone."
viii) These are great news indeed; I can't believe I made it! (Unclear; change "news" to "pieces of news")
Explanation: To clarify the sentence, we can change "news" to "pieces of news" to indicate multiple news items.
ix) In 1990, he led his team to a glorious victory. (Tenses; change "lead" to "led")
Explanation: To correct the past tense, we need to change "lead" to "led" to match the verb tense "In 1990."
x) I write my homework after every class. (Tenses; change "am writing" to "write")
Explanation: To correct the verb tense, we need to change "am writing" to "write" to indicate a habitual action after every class.