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Spotting an error is a different skill from knowing the rule behind it. This activity trains both — first find the mistake, then fix it correctly.
How to Use This Activity
1. Read each sentence carefully — it contains exactly one grammar mistake.
2. Tap the word you believe is incorrect.
3. Choose the correct replacement from the options shown.
4. You'll see immediate feedback and a short explanation of the rule.
5. Complete all 12 sentences, then try the quiz below.
Sentence 1 of 12Score: 0 / 12
Common Grammar Errors and How to Fix Them
Finding a mistake and explaining it are two different skills. When you can say why a sentence is wrong, you will not repeat the mistake. These are the errors this game practises.
She don't like coffee. → She doesn't like coffee. With he, she and it, use does, has or a verb ending in -s.
My friend and me went out. → My friend and I went out. Remove the other person. You would say "I went", not "me went".
I have saw that film. → I have seen that film. After have, has or had, use the past participle (seen, gone, done), not the simple past (saw, went, did).
Neither of the answers are correct. → Neither of the answers is correct. Each, neither and news take a singular verb, even when a plural word follows.
There is many reasons. → There are many reasons. The verb agrees with the thing that comes after there.
Their going to the market. → They're going to the market. They're means "they are". Their shows belonging. There shows place.
If I was you, I would apologise. → If I were you, I would apologise. Use were for imaginary situations.
The show will have start. → The show will have started. After will have, use the past participle.
A three-step checking habit
Find the verb.
Find who or what does the action. Check that the verb matches it: singular with singular, plural with plural.
Look at the tense words (have, has, had, will have) and check that the next verb is in the right form.
Some of these rules are stricter in formal English. In casual speech, many people say "If I was you". In exams and school writing, use "were".
For teachers and parents
Activity: ask each learner to write three sentences with one deliberate mistake each, then swap with a partner who finds and corrects the error and says the rule. The quiz below has ten questions on similar rules.
Test Your Understanding
Practice Questions
10 questions. Select an answer for each, then submit to see your score instantly.