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Sentence correction

Check each sentence for the usual errors: subject–verb agreement, verb forms after did/does/to, wrong tense with time words, uncountable nouns (advice, furniture), wrong prepositions and extra words.

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Example 1 · level 1

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. Priya and her friends going to Pune.
  2. Priya and her friends is going to Pune.
  3. Priya and her friends are going to Pune.
  4. Priya and her friends are go to Pune.
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  1. "Priya and her friends" is plural, so "are going".
  2. Correct answer: “Priya and her friends are going to Pune.”

Answer: Priya and her friends are going to Pune.

Example 2 · level 2

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. The furnitures in this room is new.
  2. The furniture in this room is new.
  3. The furnitures in this room are new.
  4. The furniture in this room are new.
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  1. "Furniture" is uncountable: no -s and a singular verb.
  2. Correct answer: “The furniture in this room is new.”

Answer: The furniture in this room is new.

Example 3 · level 3

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. We discussed the problem for an hour.
  2. We discussing the problem for an hour.
  3. We discussed about the problem for an hour.
  4. We discussed on the problem for an hour.
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  1. "Discuss" takes a direct object; no preposition is needed.
  2. Correct answer: “We discussed the problem for an hour.”

Answer: We discussed the problem for an hour.

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