Common Errors in the Construction of Sentences! Students commonly make many kinds of sentence structure errors, such as fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. In this lesson, you will learn some common of them and how to correct.
Common Errors in the Construction of Sentences
1. Incorrect: My brother’s all the books have been stolen.
Correct: All my brother’s books have been stolen.
Correct: All the books of my brother have been stolen.
2. Incorrect: One of his family members is dead.
Correct: A member of his family is dead.
Correct: One of the members of his family is dead.
3. Incorrect: For what you are here?
Correct: What are you here for?
4. Incorrect: Tell me why did you go there?
Correct: Tell me why you went there?
5. Incorrect: I, you and he will go together.
Correct: You, he and I will go together.
6. Incorrect: Exercise is good both for work as well as health.
Correct: Exercise is good for work as well as health.
7. Incorrect: After walking over two miles. John remembered his wallet.
Correct: After walking over two miles, John remembered his wallet.
Correct: John remembered his wallet after walking over two miles.
8. Incorrect: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner. When it was switched on.
Correct: When the vacuum cleaner was switched on, the dog growled.
Correct: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner when it was switched on.
9. Incorrect: My favorite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life it is a very heartwarming Christmas story.
Correct: My favorite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life. It is a very heartwarming Christmas story.
10. Incorrect: Luke offered an explanation of why Rosemary was late for class.
Correct: Luke explained why Rosemary was late for class.
11. Incorrect: It is nearly half past five we cannot reach town before dark.
Correct: It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark.
Correct: It is nearly half past five, so we cannot reach town before dark.
12. Incorrect: A book with a morally ambiguous main character.
Correct: This book features a morally ambiguous main character.
13. Incorrect: Because cows smell; they offend me.
Correct: Because cows smell, they offend me.
14. Incorrect: The author not only wants fame but also money.
Correct: The author not only wants fame but also wants money.
Correct:The author wants not only fame but also money.
15. Incorrect: With the intended effect of the law being deterring drunk driving in the city.
Correct: The law’s intended effect is deterring drunk driving in the city.
Common Errors in the Construction of Sentences | Image
- Plural of Vortex: Rules and Examples - November 10, 2023
- Plural of Calf: How to Use It Correctly in English Grammar - November 6, 2023
- Plural of Buffalo: Clearing up the Confusion - November 3, 2023
Milkiyas Nigatu
Saturday 8th of January 2022
Please, post the PDF
Mai Huynh
Wednesday 29th of November 2017
It is useful