Each of the following sentences has one grammatical error. The errors are in one of the following four categories: subject–verb agreement, run-on sentence, verb form and tense, or sentence fragment.
Read each of the sentences and write the type of error in the column next to it.
Sentence Type of error
A giant monster attacked the warehouse yesterday morning the warehouse makes sneakers.
At 3 p.m. I will be feeding the ducks. At the park.
They is both happy.
This morning I watch TV before I drove here.
The bank robber escaped from the bank. With some money.
That brand of car goes very fast, which is why many people wants them.
Grammar quizzes can be tough there is a lot to learn it is hard to remember I find that it gets easier with practice.
Can I call you back? I am try to escape from the giant monster attacking the warehouse.
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To identify the type of error in each sentence, we need to analyze and understand the grammatical rules associated with each error category. Let's go through each sentence and determine the error type.
1. A giant monster attacked the warehouse yesterday morning the warehouse makes sneakers.
Error type: Sentence fragment
Explanation: This sentence is missing a subject or a verb in the second part of the sentence, making it a fragment.
2. At 3 p.m. I will be feeding the ducks. At the park.
Error type: Run-on sentence
Explanation: The second sentence, "At the park," is not properly connected to the first sentence, resulting in a run-on sentence.
3. They is both happy.
Error type: Subject-verb agreement
Explanation: The subject "they" requires the corresponding plural verb form "are" instead of "is."
4. This morning I watch TV before I drove here.
Error type: Verb form and tense
Explanation: The verb form "watch" should be changed to "watched" to match the past tense verb "drove."
5. The bank robber escaped from the bank. With some money.
Error type: Sentence fragment
Explanation: The second part of the sentence, "With some money," is not a complete sentence and therefore a fragment.
6. That brand of car goes very fast, which is why many people wants them.
Error type: Subject-verb agreement
Explanation: The subject "people" requires the corresponding plural verb form "want" instead of "wants."
7. Grammar quizzes can be tough there is a lot to learn it is hard to remember I find that it gets easier with practice.
Error type: Run-on sentence
Explanation: All the phrases separated by commas need to be properly connected using coordinating conjunctions or punctuation marks.
8. Can I call you back? I am try to escape from the giant monster attacking the warehouse.
Error type: Verb form and tense
Explanation: The verb form "try" should be changed to "trying" to reflect the ongoing action in the present tense.
By analyzing and understanding the grammatical rules associated with each error category, we can identify the types of errors in each sentence.