Fix the mistake

Repair one stated grammar or usage problem and read why the repair works.

Play Fix the mistake

Choose the answer that fits the stated context. Read the explanation after every answer. Try a ten-question round, then revisit any missed items.

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Repair the verb in: She go to work by bus every day.
She goes to work by bus every day. A present-simple routine with she takes goes, not go. Read the guide
Repair the verb after did in: Did you bought the tickets?
Did you buy the tickets? Did carries the past tense. Use the base form buy after it. Read the guide
Repair the quantity word in: How many water do we need?
How much water do we need? Water is uncountable in this question. Use how much. Read the guide
Repair the adjective in: This bag is more cheaper.
This bag is cheaper. Cheaper is already comparative. Do not add more to it in this standard form. Read the guide
Repair the preposition in: We arrived at Monday.
We arrived on Monday. Use on with a named day when saying when an arrival happened. Read the guide
Repair the object pronoun in: Please send the file to I.
Please send the file to me. After the preposition to, use the object form me. Read the guide
Repair the article in: I waited for a hour.
I waited for an hour. Hour begins with a vowel sound because h is silent. Use an before that sound. Read the guide
Repair the verb after can in: He can speaks Spanish.
He can speak Spanish. A modal such as can is followed by a base verb: speak. Read the guide
Repair the plural in: I have two childs.
I have two children. The irregular plural of child is children. It does not take an extra s. Read the guide
Repair the form after enjoy in: We enjoy to swim.
We enjoy swimming. Use an -ing form for an activity after enjoy: enjoy swimming. Read the guide
Repair the word order in this indirect question: Do you know where is the station?
Do you know where the station is? An indirect question after Do you know uses statement order: where the station is. Read the guide
Repair the spelling of the possessive in: Its your turn.
It's your turn. Here the sentence needs it is, contracted to it's. Its without an apostrophe is possessive. Read the guide

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  1. Repair the verb in: She go to work by bus every day.

    She goes to work by bus every day.
    A present-simple routine with she takes goes, not go.

  2. Repair the verb after did in: Did you bought the tickets?

    Did you buy the tickets?
    Did carries the past tense. Use the base form buy after it.

  3. Repair the quantity word in: How many water do we need?

    How much water do we need?
    Water is uncountable in this question. Use how much.

  4. Repair the adjective in: This bag is more cheaper.

    This bag is cheaper.
    Cheaper is already comparative. Do not add more to it in this standard form.

  5. Repair the preposition in: We arrived at Monday.

    We arrived on Monday.
    Use on with a named day when saying when an arrival happened.

  6. Repair the object pronoun in: Please send the file to I.

    Please send the file to me.
    After the preposition to, use the object form me.

  7. Repair the article in: I waited for a hour.

    I waited for an hour.
    Hour begins with a vowel sound because h is silent. Use an before that sound.

  8. Repair the verb after can in: He can speaks Spanish.

    He can speak Spanish.
    A modal such as can is followed by a base verb: speak.

  9. Repair the plural in: I have two childs.

    I have two children.
    The irregular plural of child is children. It does not take an extra s.

  10. Repair the form after enjoy in: We enjoy to swim.

    We enjoy swimming.
    Use an -ing form for an activity after enjoy: enjoy swimming.

  11. Repair the word order in this indirect question: Do you know where is the station?

    Do you know where the station is?
    An indirect question after Do you know uses statement order: where the station is.

  12. Repair the spelling of the possessive in: Its your turn.

    It's your turn.
    Here the sentence needs it is, contracted to it's. Its without an apostrophe is possessive.