ERROR

Incorrect Sentences
Bob forgot to put money into
Wallet his.
Wo
It ^ raining that day. Sm
Bob was very nervous with the taxi
driver.
Ww
Sally was at home and she was
watching the TV.
Sallys birthday party is last April.
T
Bob was working on his office.
prep
Bob and Marks clothes were
completely wetted.
Wf
Bob like Sally very much.
Vf
Bob and Sally is very good friends.

Bob bought some flower for Sally.

pl
Bob took his umbrella because of
the money.
m ?
?
Ten minutes later Marks car
brooke down.
Sp
The taxi driver told Bob to get out
of the taxi p
bob bought some flowers for Sally
cl
Because it was her birthday.
Sl

Yalin

CORRECTION

SYMBOLS

Problem
wo = word order

Correct Sentences
Bob forgot to put money into his
wallet.

^ = add a word or It was raining that day.

words
ww = wrong word
Bob was very angry with the taxi
driver.
/ = leave this
Sally was at home and she was watching
word out
TV.
T = Tense
Sallys birthday party was last April.
prep = preposition

Bob was working in his office.

wf = word form

Bob and Marks clothes were completely

wet.

vf = verb form

Bob likes Sally very much.

sv
=
noun/verb
agreement
pl = plural

Bob and Sally are very good friends.

m? = rewrite this
part

Bob took his umbrella because it was

raining.

sp = spelling

Ten minutes later Marks car broke

down.

p = punctuation

The taxi driver told Bob to get out of

the taxi .
Bob bought some flowers for Sally
because it was her birthday.

cl = capital letter
sl = small letter

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Last year, I walk into a high school classroom to take my final exam in English. I
T
was very tired from studying all night and to trying learn everything we studied on class
wo
prep
for eight weeks. However, my high school study habits was clearly not very good. But, at

EMU, I have tried change my note-taking, studying, and test-taking skills.

I have learned taking notes better since high school days. I used to lose interest in

what we were doing in high school classroom. I began making pictures in my notebook
ww
or sometimes I did not even take any notes. When I take notes, they often looked like
T
something written in Arabic and later I couldnt them understand. For example, I wrote
wo
words like present perfect, then a big blank, then the word experiences. After a few
weeks, I couldnt understand why I wrote experiences next to present perfect p
However, at EMU, I have learned to take clearer notes and write more legibly on my
prep
notebook.
My study habits during the term are now good than before. In high school, I did
wf
not do any homwork or review my notes after class. I thought making homework or
sp
ww
studying daily was useless. However p at EMU, I has learned that doing homework or
vf
Yalin

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studying daily helps me learn better. after exams at EMU, I forget everything, for
cl

example, new word because I study them everyday bit by bit p

pl
In addition to learning study daily, I have also learned organize my study

sessions for big tests. In high school, I stay up all night studying for the test. I didnt take
T
any breaks while I was studying and I memorized evrything. I slept only two or three
sp
before the test. At emu, my study sessions for big tests is not nightmares anymore. I
cl
divide my study sessions for a big tests into three or four day before the test day. I

pl

reviews everything I have studied during the term and the night before the test I sleeps for
vf
vf
at least eight hours.
Since I have started studying at EMU, note-taking, studying daily, and getting

ready for a big test is not as harder as it used to be. In addition, my Grades at EMU is
wf
sl
better than the grades in high school.

ANSWER KEY:
Read the following composition and correct the mistakes marked with error correction symbols.

Yalin

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Studying: Then and Now

walked
Last year, I walk into a high school classroom to take my final exam in English. I
T
trying to
in
was very tired from studying all night and to trying learn everything we studied on class
wo
were
for eight weeks. However, my high school study habits was clearly not very good. But, at
to
EMU, I have tried change my note-taking, studying, and test-taking skills.

I have learned taking notes better since high school days. I used to lose interest in
drawing
what we were doing in high school classroom. I began making pictures in my notebook
ww
took
or sometimes I did not even take any notes. When I take notes, they often looked like
T
understand them
something written in Arabic and later I couldnt them understand. For example, I wrote
wo
words like present perfect, then a big blank, then the word experiences. After a few

(period) weeks, I couldnt understand why I wrote experiences next to present perfect p
However, at EMU, I have learned to take clearer notes and write more legibly on my
prep
notebook.
better
My study habits during the term are now good than before. In high school, I did
wf
homework
not do any homwork or review my notes after class. I thought making homework or
Yalin

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doing

prep

sp

ww

(comma)
have learned
studying daily was useless. However p at EMU, I has learned that doing homework or
vf
After
I dont forget
everything
studying daily helps me learn better. after exams at EMU, I forget everything, for
cl
?
new words
(period)
example, new word because I study them everyday bit by bit p
pl
to
In addition to learning study daily, I have also learned organize my study
stayed
sessions for big tests. In high school, I stay up all night studying for the test. I didnt take
T
everything
hours
any breaks while I was studying and I memorized evrything. I slept only two or three
sp
EMU
are
before the test. At emu, my study sessions for big tests is not nightmares anymore. I
cl
days
divide my study sessions for a big tests into three or four day before the test day. I
pl
review
sleep
reviews everything I have studied during the term and the night before the test I sleeps for
vf
vf
at least eight hours.
Since I have started studying at EMU, note-taking, studying daily, and getting
hard

grades
are
ready for a big test is not as harder as it used to be. In addition, my Grades at EMU is
wf
sl
Yalin

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better than the grades in high school.

Yalin

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