SPOT THE MISTAKE
I found this in my archives yesterday. It's a bit of grammar fun that I wrote ages ago. It's for those who are too bored to do anything worthwhile. Each sentence has a mistake. What is it?
Deadline for this homework: Friday.
1. I knew that his noisy music would have an affect on my recording experiment.
2. Andrew was considered as unsuitable for the position.
3. An immense amount of confusion and indifference prevail in these days.
4. What power could or ever has produced such changes?
5. He was young, rich, handsome, and enjoyed life.
6. Having at last entered my home, the fear of open spaces could no longer trouble me.
7. You could do this without us having to help.
8. Gathered altogether again, they continued onwards to the beach.
9. He is neither a fool or a rogue.
10. Will you allow my friend and I to attend the wedding?
11. Their lives, their liberties, and their religion is in danger.
12. On what was once pasture lands now stands vast engineering shops.
13. Everyone is unhappy with their lot in life.
14. I scolded and sent him to bed.
15. You are either joking or have forgotten.
16. Neither of the two children are at home.
17. He is one of the worst kings that has ever lived.
18. Like most cars with four-wheel drive, I find the new Audi handles excellently on rough surfaces.
19. The village has employed three famous actors for their Christmas stage play.
20. He was both deaf to argument and entreaty.
21. Both of them faced each other.
22. Nothing succeeds like success does.
23. He would not have dared to have eaten it.
24. You play the flute better than me.
25. This is the man whom they say inherited a fortune.
26. The reason why so few people are happy is because of today?s lack of morals.
27. The worth of its contents are well known.
28. They can and are at present reducing the damage caused by machinery.
29. The workmen are better housed, better fed, and get a third more in wages.
30. Looking back over its fifty years, the project could justly claim to be succeeding.
31. We did not object to them being allowed to return home.
32. The drawings are excellent and almost everyone of them deserves a medal.
33. I regard it as important as anything.
34. I don?t know who I can trust.
35. A proportion of the map references in the text are inaccurate.
36. They have been ordered to shoot if life or property are in danger.
37. If either of these methods are successful, many people will be saved.
38. With their children?s programme the BBC never puts a foot wrong.
39. Each of the girls went to their separate rooms.
40. Either he did not know or was lying.
41. He explained that the man in the white shirt was the one with who I should work.
42. We regret that assurances given us twelve months ago that sufficient manpower would be made available to meet our requirements has not been fulfilled.
43. He decided to practice his golf in the back garden.
44. Which of these four candidates seems the more promising to you?
45. The twins have a mutual contempt for each other.
46. His new book is equally as interesting.
47. Wide brimmed and furry, the prince raised his hat and waved it at the crowd.
48. She is stubborn, selfish, and has a sharp temper.
49. When he returned, he said there had been clear evidence of sheep rustling on the mountainside.
50. He was sighted in no less than fifteen countries.
1. I knew that his noisy music would have an effect on my recording experiment.
2. Andrew was considered unsuitable for the position.
3. An immense amount of confusion and indifference prevails these days.
4. What power could, or ever has, produced such changes?
5. He was young, rich, handsome and enjoyed life.
6. Having at last entered my home, the fear of open spaces no longer troubled me.
7. You could do this without help from us.
8. Gathered together again, they continued onwards to the beach.
9. He is neither a fool nor a rogue.
10. Will you allow my friend and myself to attend the wedding?
11. Their lives, liberties, and religion is in danger.
12. On what was once pasture land now stands vast engineering shops.
13. Everyone is unhappy with his lot in life.
14. I scolded, and sent him to bed.
15. Either you are joking, or have forgotten.
16. Neither of the two children is at home.
17. He is one of the worst kings to have ever lived.
18. I find the new Audi, like most cars with four-wheel drive, handles excellently on rough surfaces.
19. The village has employed three famous actors for its Christmas stage play.
20. He was deaf to both argument and entreaty.
21. Both faced each other.
22. Nothing succeeds like success.
23. He would not have dared eat it.
24. You play the flute better than I.
25. This is the man they say inherited a fortune.
26. The reason so few people are happy is because of today?s lack of morals.
27. The value of its contents are well known.
28. They can, and are, at present reducing the damage caused by machinery.
29. The workmen are better-housed, better-fed, and get a third more in wages.
30. Looking back, over its fifty years, the project could justly claim to be succeeding.
31. We did not object to their being allowed to return home.
32. The drawings are excellent, and almost everyone of them deserves a medal.
33. I regard it to be as important as anything.
34. I know not who I can trust.
35. A proportion of map references in the text is inaccurate.
36. They have been ordered to shoot if life, or property, is in danger.
37. If either of these methods succeed, many people will be saved.
38. With its children?s programme the BBC never puts a foot wrong.
39. Each of the girls went to her separate room.
40. Either he did not know, or was lying.
41. He explained that the man in the white shirt was the one I should work with.
42. We regret that assurances given twelve months ago, that sufficient manpower would be made available, have not been fulfilled.
43. He decided to practice golf in the back garden.
44. Which of these four candidates seems the more promising?
45. Each twin has a mutual contempt for the other.
46. His new book is as equally interesting.
47. The prince raised his wide-brimmed, furry hat, and waved it to the crowd.
48. Stubborn and selfish, she has a sharp temper.
49. On returning, he said there had been clear evidence of sheep rustling on the mountainside.
50. He was seen in no less than fifteen countries.
