Exercise 1
1. He got the worse score in this
class.
A
B C D
ð
The answer is “B”
ð
it should be “ the worst”
Reason : Because the adverb of the place “ this class”
refers to the higest comparative degree.
2. The sheepdog is chasing after the sheeps which is heading over the hill.
A B C D
ð
The answer is “C”
ð
It should be “are”
Reason : Because the noun “
the sheeps “ is plural so the verb should be “Are”
3. Neither Tom or Jane is going to the beach today.
A B
C D
ð The answer is “A”
ð It should be “nor”
Reason : Because The
correlative conjunction of “neither” is “ nor”
4. When she retired in
1989, tennis champion Christine
Evert was the most
A B C
famous women
athlete in the United Stated.
D
ð
The answer is “D”
ð
It should be “famous woman”
Reason : because the word
woman is plural.
5. Please give me a few
coffee and some donuts if
you have any left.
A B C D
ð
The answer is “B”
ð
The word “ a few” should be removed
Reason : Because coffee is
uncountable noun.
6. She won’t be going to the conference, and neither
won’t her colleagues.
A B C D
ð
The anwer is “ B”
ð
The word “be” must be removed so it become “She won’t going to…” .
Reason : The word “be” must be
removed so it become “Going “ without auxiliary verb.
7. He couldn’t gave me
a good reasons, for what he did.
A
B
C D
ð
The answer is “A”
ð
It should be “give”
Reason : because after modals
should be followed by V1.
8. Mary had to balanced
her account very carefully because she had only
A B C
little money.
D
ð
The answer is “A”
ð
It should be “balance”
Reason : because after modals
should be followed by V1.
9. The Egyptians first
discovered that dying fruits preserved it, made it sweeter and
A B C
improve its flavor.
D
ð
The answer is “C”
ð
It should be “sweet”
Reason : the word “sweeter”
should be sweet which is V1 just like the word “improve” , because this
sentence is parallel structure.
10. Our friends might stopped to see us on
their way to California.
A B C
D
ð
The answer is “A”
ð
It should be “stop”
Reason : because after modals should be followed by V1
