Question

E. Pick out the mistakes in the following sentences and write the correct word in the blanks provided.
1. The boy who live in the house next to mine is my
friend, Ashu.
2. He have bought a new video game CD.
3. Ashu's collection of video games are a large one.
4. Most of the games is car races.
5. Ashu complete many levels of a game in one day.
6. The higher levels of the game is more difficult.
7. I also plays many video games with Ashu.
8. Ashu know all the tricks of scoring more points in car races.
9. But the speed of my cars are more than his.
10. Today's cricket match between us are going to be a tough one.
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Answer 1

1) The boy who live in the house next to mine is my friend, Ashu.

A) The boy who lives in the house next to mine is my friend Ashu.

• Grammatical error: The word "live" (the verb) doesn't agree with the subject "The boy". Hence we replace it with "lives".

2) He have bought a new video game CD.

A) He has bought a new video game CD.

• Grammatical error: The verb "have" is used with pronouns like I, You, We & They, and the verb "has" is used with pronouns like He, She & It only.

3) Ashu's collection of video games are a large one.

A) Ashu's collection of video games is a large one.

• Grammatical error: The collection of video games is one collection, not multiple collections, therefore it can't be "are", so "is" is the appropriate word to be used.

4) Most of the games is car races.

A) Most of the games are car races.

• Grammatical error: The verb "is" doesn't agree with the subject "Most" & "Games", hence it has to be corrected to "are".

5) Ashu complete many levels of a game in one day.

A) Ashu completes many levels of a game in one day.

• Grammatical error: The verb "complete" must agree with its subject "He". Since it doesn't, we have to correct it to "completes".

6)  The higher levels of the game is more difficult.

A)  The higher levels of the game are more difficult.

• Grammatical error: The verb "is" must agree with its subject "The Higher Levels". Since it doesn't, we have to correct it to "are".

7) I also plays many video games with Ashu.

A) I also play many video games with Ashu.

• Grammatical error: The verb "plays" must agree with its subject "I". Since it doesn't, we've corrected it to "play".

8) Ashu know all the tricks of scoring more points in car races.

A) Ashu knows all the tricks of scoring more points in car races.

• Grammatical error: The verb "know" is used to describe one's own knowledge of something, and will not be appropriate to use when describing someone else's knowledge. Therefore, we replace it with "knows".

9) But the speed of my cars are more than his.

A) But the speed of my car is more than his.

• Grammatical error: Here, "are" is in the plural form, whereas "speed" is in the singular form, and the verb doesn't agree with the subject. Hence, we replace it with "is".

10) Today's cricket match between us are going to be a tough one.

A) Today's cricket match between us is going to be a tough one.

• Grammatical error: Here, "are" is in the plural form, whereas "match" is singular, and the verb doesn't agree with the subject. Hence, we replace it with "is".

Answer 2

E. Pick out the mistakes in the following sentences and write the correct word in the blanks provided :

1. The boy who live in the house next to mine is my friend, Ashu.

• The boy who lives in the house next to mine is my friend Ashu.

2. He have bought a new video game CD.

• He has bought a new video game CD.

3. Ashu's collection of video games are a large one.

• Ashu's collection of video games is a large one.

4. Most of the games is car races.

• Most of the games are car races.

5. Ashu complete many levels of a game in one day.

• Ashu completes many levels of a game in one day.

6. The higher levels of the game is more difficult.

• The higher levels of the game are more difficult.

7. I also plays many video games with Ashu.

• I also play many video games with Ashu.

8. Ashu know all the tricks of scoring more points in car races.

• Ashu knows all the tricks of scoring more points in car races.

9. But the speed of my cars are more than his.

• But the speed of my car is more than his.

10. Today's cricket match between us are going to be a tough one.

• Today's cricket match between us is going to be a tough one.