GRAMMAR - ERROR CORRECTION ACTIVITY ANSWER KEY

GRAMMAR – ERROR CORRECTION ACTIVITY ANSWER KEY

1. Amy Chua HAS BEEN in charge of every aspect of her daughters’ lives since they were born.
(PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE) Action that took place at an unspecified in the past and is relevant to the present.

2. Ms Chua educated her daughters in a traditional Chinese way because she HAD also BEEN brought up in a similar way.
(PAST PERFECT SIMPLE) Action that took place before another action in the past.

3. Sam and Sally HAD BEEN ARGUING for years before they decided to get divorced.
(PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS) An action that continued for some time up to another past action.

4. Justin HAS BEEN REVISING for tomorrow’s exam all day.
(PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS) An action that started in the past and is still going on at the present.

5. Lucy was rather disappointed yesterday because she HAD never FAILED a maths exam before.
(PAST PERFECT simple) Action that took place before another action in the past.

TERM 1 EXAM DATES

23rd NOVEMBER: UNIT 1 TEST (GRAMMAR + VOCABULARY)



24th NOVEMBER: READING + WRITING TEST



28th NOVEMBER: LISTENING TEST

GRAMMAR – ERROR CORRECTION

GRAMMAR – ERROR CORRECTION

1. Amy Chua is in charge of every aspect of her
daughters’ lives since they were born.

2. Ms Chua educated her daughters in a traditional
Chinese way because she was also brought up in a
similar way.

3. Sam and Sally argued for years before they decided
to get divorced.

4. Justin is revising for tomorrow’s exam all day.

5. Lucy was rather disappointed yesterday because she
never failed a maths exam before.

MORE INFO ON TIGER PARENTING AND AMY CHUA

 MORE INFO ON TIGER PARENTING AND AMY CHUA

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/feb/07/truth-about-tiger-mothers-family-amy-chua

http://amychua.com/

https://www.today.com/parents/daughters-demanding-tiger-mom-amy-chua-open-about-their-childhood-t69881

CORRECTION CODE FOR ESSAYS

CORRECTION CODE FOR ESSAYS

wsp = wrong spelling

√ = missing word (v, a, n, adv, pp, p, con ...)

punc = punctuation

STR = structure (coherence, order in the sentence, must change sentence)

wo = word order

VT = verb tense (present simple, past, future...)

VF = verb form (3rd person sing., infinitive , gerund...)

ww = wrong word

wp = wrong pronoun (what, I, me, my, their, we, when...)

wpp = wrong preposition (to, at, on, in...)

wv = wrong verb

wn = wrong noun

wa = wrong adjective

wadv = wrong adverb

wcon = wrong connector (because, however, although...)

wexp = wrong expression

wart = wrong article (a, the, an...)

REMEMBER! Write your essay double-space so that the code correction can be clearly applied by the teacher.

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