1learn=>learnt

2come=>came

3Mine=>My

4Do=>Don't

5your=>yours

6so=>and

7hers=>her

8a=>an

learn->learned

come->came

mine->my

do->don't

your->yours

so->but

hers->her

a->an

EXERCISE 11: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it

1.      Botanists have determmed that it is=>there are more than 60 species of sunflowers.

(A)             (B)       (C)       (D)

          ………………………………………………………………………………..

2.      My father don^’t =>doesn't smoke any longer. He eats candy instead.

                               (A)(B)      (C)       (D)

         …………………………………………………………………………………

The oceans contain many forms that has=>have not ỵet been discovered.

(A)             (B)          (C)    (D)

         …………………………………………………………………………………

4.      Among my favorite film stars is =>are Jet Lee and Jackie Chan.

(A)                                         (B) (C)           (D)

……………………………………………………………………………….

5.      Sometimes I don't like to watch TV because there is=>are a lot of advertisements.

(A)(B) (C)       (D)

           ………………………………………………………………………………..

To masteraforeign language are =>is notan easy process.

(A)  (B)       (C) (D)

           ……………………………………………………………………………….

How long do =>does it take you to go to school?

     A(B)           (C)          (D)

           ………………………………………………………………………………..

Dan Truong, who is one of the mostfamous singers in Vietnam, are =>is preparing for

                                  (A)(B)   (C)       (D)

a new show.

          ………………………………………………………………………………..

Ricketsare=>is very popularin several countries in Africa.

(A)  (B)            (C)    (D)

         ………………………………………………………………………………..

Both chocolate and butter has=>have a lot of calories.

(A)            (B)       (C) (D)

        …………………………………………………………………………………

1.      Botanists have determmed that it is more than 60 species of sunflowers.

(A)             (B)       (C)       (D)

          ……………………there are…………………………………………………………..

2.      My father don^’t smoke any longer. He eats candy instead.

                               (A)(B)      (C)       (D)

         ……………………doesn't……………………………………………………………

The oceans contain many forms that has not ỵet been discovered.

(A)             (B)          (C)    (D)

         ……………been discovered yet……………………………………………………………………

4.      Among my favorite film stars is Jet Lee and Jackie Chan.

(A)                                         (B) (C)           (D)

……………………are………………………………………………………….

5.      Sometimes I don't like to watch TV because there is a lot of advertisements.

(A)(B) (C)       (D)

           …………………are……………………………………………………………..

To master a foreign language are notan easy process.

(A)  (B)       (C) (D)

           …………………is…………………………………………………………….

How long do it take you to go to school?

     A(B)           (C)          (D)

           ………………does………………………………………………………………..

Dan Truong, who is one of the mostfamous singers in Vietnam, are preparing for

                                  (A)(B)   (C)       (D)

a new show.

          ……………………is…………………………………………………………..

Rickets are very popular in several countries in Africa.

(A)  (B)            (C)    (D)

         ……………………is…………………………………………………………..

Both chocolate and butter has a lot of calories.

(A)            (B)       (C) (D)

        ……………………have……………………………………………………………

1.finding->found

2.were->was

3.create->created

4.leave->left

5.broke->broken

1. Vietnamese people are very warm and ..FRIENDLY.....(friend)

2. La Hill is a ....HUMOROUS... writer ( humor )

3. I'm ...EXTREMELY..... Sorry for coming late (extreme)

4.I love the..PEACE.. Of the atmosphere in the countryside (peaceful)

5.Bao is very....SOCIABLE..,kind and generous (social)

6.Each of my friend has a.....DEFFERENT..... Character ( difference )

7. We are good friends although each of us has a different......CHARACTER...... (characteristics)

8.He spends most of his time doing charity work. He is a ....SOCIABLE... Man (social)

9. He has a sense of...HUMOR...... Because he often tells jokes (humorous)

10. Nam makes friends very ...EASILY.... Because he is very sociable (ease)

11.Hoa is very....RESERVATIVE.. . She doesn't talk to anybody in her class (reservation)

12.A(n) ORPHAN is a child who lost his parents (orphanage)

13.We should have children in the..ORPHANAGE......(orphan)

14. They were very.....LUCKY...... To service a fire (luck)

15. Nga often helps poor and homeless people. She is....GENEROUS....(generosity) 16. She is ...EXTREMELY......kind to me ( extreme)

17.........LUCKILY........ , her sister passed the driving test (luck)

18. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer at a local....ORPHANAGE.....(orphan)

19. My friends usually enjoy my sense of ...HUMOR..... (Humorous)

Exercise 2: Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences.

1. Last Saturday I attended a party giving by one of my friends. My friend, who has

apartment is in another town, was very glad that I could come.

giving => given

2. Dr. Darnell was the only person to whom I wanted to see.    

to whom => whom

3. There are eighty students are from all over the world, study English at this school.

are from => from

4. The people we met them on our trip last May will visit us in October.

met them => met

5. Dianne Jones that used to teach Spanish has organized a tour of Central America

for senior citizens.

that => who

6. There is an old legend telling among people in my country about a man lived in

the seventeenth century saved a village from destruction.

telling => told

7. I've met many people since I came here who some of them are from my country.

who => X 

8. An old man was fishing next to me on the pier was muttering to himself.

was => who was

9. People can speak English can be understood in many countries.

can => who can

10. When I was a child. I was always afraid of the beggars whom they went from

house to house in my neighborhood.

whom they => who

11. One of the people which I admire most is my uncle.

which => whom

12. Baseball is the only sport in which I am interested in it.

in which => which

13. My favorite teacher, Mr. Peterson, he was always wiling to help me after class.

he => who

14. There are some people in the government who is trying to improve the lives of

poor people.

is => are

15. I have some good advice for anyone who he wants to leam a foreign language.

he =>X 

Exercise 2: Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences.

1. Last Saturday I attended a party giving by one of my friends. My friend, who has

apartment is in another town, was very glad that I could come.

giving => given

2. Dr. Darnell was the only person to whom I wanted to see.    

to whom => whom

3. There are eighty students are from all over the world, study English at this school.

are from => from

4. The people we met them on our trip last May will visit us in October.

met them => met

5. Dianne Jones that used to teach Spanish has organized a tour of Central America

for senior citizens.

that => who

6. There is an old legend telling among people in my country about a man lived in

the seventeenth century saved a village from destruction.

telling => told

7. I've met many people since I came here who some of them are from my country.

who => X 

8. An old man was fishing next to me on the pier was muttering to himself.

was => who was

9. People can speak English can be understood in many countries.

can => who can

10. When I was a child. I was always afraid of the beggars whom they went from

house to house in my neighborhood.

whom they => who

11. One of the people which I admire most is my uncle.

which => whom

12. Baseball is the only sport in which I am interested in it.

in which => which

13. My favorite teacher, Mr. Peterson, he was always wiling to help me after class.

he => who

14. There are some people in the government who is trying to improve the lives of

poor people.

is => are

15. I have some good advice for anyone who he wants to leam a foreign language.

he =>X 

1 play => playing

2 to getting => to get

3 loving => loves

5 go => going

6 study => studying

1 less => fewer

2 lately => late

3 take => takes

4 much => many

5 going => to go

6 homeworks => homeworks

7 an => a

8 more => bỏ

9 does => it

10 dozen => dozen of

there is one mistake in each of the following sentences find out correct it

1 My sister doesn't like beef and so do i

=>so -> neither.

III . There is a mistake in each  of the following sentences. Find and correct it(10pts)

1. The house painted -> was painted more than 3 years ago but I am not going to have it done again for a while.

2. Water-skiing can be expensive and one way of reducing this is joining -> to join  a club.

3. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken -> taken three rolls of film.

4. There was a report on -> in the Independent about this new law.

5. Please give me few -> some coffee and some bread if you have any left.

6. Unless we work harder, we will -> won't finish on time.

7. The children are only allowed watching -> to watch television on the weekend.

8. Perhaps mankind's first important music -> musical influence was the songs of birds.

9. People can buy since -> from a needle to an eagle in this shopping center.

10. This book , that -> which I bought last week, is very interesting.