Practise this grammar point with a scored quiz, sentence exercises and writing tasks—all with explanations or review guidance.
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Check one layer at a time: subject–verb agreement, verb form, countability, and sentence structure. A useful correction explains the problem rather than only replacing the words.
| Use | Example | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Find the subject | The list of tasks is on the desk. | List, not tasks, controls the singular verb. |
| Check the time | We finished yesterday. | Yesterday gives a finished past time. |
| Check the noun | I need some advice. | Advice is uncountable; use a piece of advice to count one item. |
Check: The list of tasks are long
Use: The list of tasks is long
Identify the head noun before choosing agreement.
Read the example and explain the choice before answering. After the exercise, write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any answer you could not explain, even if you guessed correctly.
4 sets · 40 exercises · about 50–70 minutes with writing and review.
10 scored questions, 20 sentence exercises and 10 writing challenges. Time depends on your pace. Start with the quiz or choose the practice you need.
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Questions 1–5 build confidence; 6–10 check transfer and detail. Use Practice for feedback after each answer, or Test yourself to check at the end.
10 questions · 10 XP per correct answer · explanations included
She has two books.. She is third-person singular, so present simple have becomes has.
I agree.. Agree is already a verb; it does not need am in the simple present.
He gave me some advice.. Advice is uncountable in this meaning. Use some advice or a piece of advice.
I look forward to meeting you.. To is a preposition in look forward to, so an -ing form follows.
Although it was late, we continued.. An although clause needs a main clause to complete the thought.
She does not like coffee.. With she, use does; the main verb after does remains the base form like.
I have lived here for three years.. Present perfect expresses continuation to now, and for introduces a duration.
There is some furniture in the room.. Furniture is uncountable in ordinary English; use some and singular is.
We discussed the problem.. Discuss normally takes a direct object without about.
This route is shorter than the other one.. Use the comparative shorter with than; do not combine more with the -er form.
Complete the missing words, then compare the expected form. More than one natural answer may be possible; use the cue and explanation.
goes
Repair: He go to work by bus. → He goes to work by bus.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
know
Repair: I am knowing the answer. → I know the answer.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
go
Repair: We didn’t went. → We didn’t go.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
written
Repair: She has wrote a letter. → She has written a letter.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
many
Repair: There are much cars. → There are many cars.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
some information
Repair: I need an information. → I need some information.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
taller
Repair: He is more taller than me. → He is taller than me.
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swim
Repair: She can to swim. → She can swim.
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cooking
Repair: I enjoy to cook. → I enjoy cooking.
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were
Repair: They was waiting. → They were waiting.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
Complete the missing words, then compare the expected form. More than one natural answer may be possible; use the cue and explanation.
do you live
Repair: Where you live? → Where do you live?
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
like
Repair: She doesn’t likes tea. → She doesn’t like tea.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
saw
Repair: I have seen him yesterday. → I saw him yesterday.
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is
Repair: The news are surprising. → The news is surprising.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
two pieces of advice
Repair: He gave me two advices. → He gave me two pieces of advice.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
hearing
Repair: I look forward to hear from you. → I look forward to hearing from you.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
Although
Repair: Despite it was cold, we went out. → Although it was cold, we went out.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
I worked
Repair: She asked where did I work. → She asked where I worked.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
at
Repair: We arrived to the station. → We arrived at the station.
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
that
Repair: The book who I borrowed was useful. → The book that I borrowed was useful. (use that)
Find the grammar problem before supplying the correction. Check agreement, verb forms, countability, word order and complete clauses.
Write an original answer for each task. Review the guidance to check your work. These are self-review tasks, not automatic grammar grading.
Your wording can vary.
Check present-simple -s and agreement.
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Use did not plus a base verb.
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Avoid adding a/an or plural -s where the noun is uncountable.
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Use a comparative, not more plus an -er form.
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Include a main clause to complete the thought.
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Use do/does and the base verb where required.
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Do not add to or a third-person -s after the modal.
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Use past simple with yesterday, last week or a similar marker.
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Use a noun or -ing after this prepositional to.
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Your wording can vary.
Check agreement, verb forms and clause structure; explain each correction rather than only replacing words.
Check both the form and the meaning. If you are unsure, compare the lesson explanation before marking this exercise reviewed.
Print this lesson’s original questions with a separate answer key. Use the worksheet for another round without looking at the explanations.
Try these two tasks before opening the answers. They practise explanation and writing; they do not change your quiz score.
Find both errors: She have finished to read the chapter.
She has finished reading the chapter. She takes has; finish takes an -ing form.
Rewrite this fragment as a complete sentence: Because the library was closed.
Because the library was closed, we studied at home. The because clause now has a main clause completing the thought.
Other wording may be correct. Compare the meaning and verb pattern, not just the words.
Make precise choices with some, any, much, many and each.
Choose the time you have. These are suggested study plans, not timers.
Answer the ten-question quiz. Read the explanation for each mistake before trying again.
Take the scored quiz →30 MINComplete the warm-up, then sets 2 and 3. Compare your answers and correct the patterns you missed.
Open sentence practice →60 MINWork through all four sets. Spend the final part writing, comparing and improving your own sentences.
Explore all four sets →Open the question that matches where you got stuck.
Check one layer at a time: subject–verb agreement, time and tense, noun countability, verb patterns, then sentence boundaries. Reading only for meaning makes it easy to miss a small grammatical mismatch.
Explain the reason, then write a new sentence with the same pattern. If you fixed “an advice”, try “some advice” and “two pieces of advice.” A new example checks whether you learned the pattern rather than remembered one answer.
A fresh set of 10 questions with explanations. Continue when you are ready.
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