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English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Pre-Intermediate Lesson – Correct the Errors Check out the following sentences made by Polish students at a recent preintermediate spoken English lesson. The students were talking about going on holiday in Poland. Consider the error(s) in each sentence and suggest corrections: 1. We visited to Mexico City. 2. I was in Olsztyn on the lake. 3. You can visit Ocean Museum in Gdynia. 4. It’s a lot of tourists in Zakopane. 5. I was there in the ski. 6. It was three days when we had to hard working. 7. We met some Italish people. 8. It is a difference between a tourist and a traveller. 9. I enjoy driving a bicycle. 10. We go there one time a year. 11. There were too many litter. 12. It was very big problem. 13. I went to the big large park. 14. I was travelling by own. 15. It is more funny when you travel with a friend. For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge © English Banana.com 2008 English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Pre-Intermediate Lesson – Correct the Errors Suggested answers (other ways to correct the sentences exist): 1. We visited Mexico City. [No preposition needed.] 2. I was in Olsztyn by the lake. [Wrong preposition used. Also could be “...at the lake.”] 3. You can visit the Ocean Museum in Gdynia. [Article needed for proper noun.] 4. There are a lot of tourists in Zakopane. [Incorrect form.] 5. I went skiing there. [Incorrect verb and missing gerund.] 6. There were three days when we had to work hard. [Incorrect forms.] 7. We met some Italian people. [Made-up word used; the student guesses the form, but incorrectly.] 8. There is a difference between a tourist and a traveller. [Incorrect form.] 9. I enjoy riding a bicycle. [Incorrect verb used.] 10. We go there once a year. [Incorrect phrase used.] 11. There was too much litter. [Confusion with countable/uncountable nouns.] 12. It was a very big problem. [Missing article.] 13. I went to the big park. [Unnecessary use of two similar adjectives together.] 14. I was travelling on my own. [Incorrect phrase used.] 15. It is more fun when you travel with a friend. [Confusion between two similar adjectives, with different meanings.] For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge © English Banana.com 2008