Sentence correction exercise Each sentence given below contains one or more mistakes Correct the mistake(s) and rewrite the sentences The old woman grew stronger but began to move about He had been walking for near three miles Do came to our house He returned last year and we are quite happy to see him again Here is a peace of wisdom I have chose a beautiful dress for you They reached to an area where the harvest had failed How a beautiful picture it is! The man told to his wife to look after their children 10 I have so many works to Answers The old woman grew stronger and began to move about (Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.) He had been walking for nearly three miles Do come to our house He returned last year and we were quite happy to see him again Here is a piece of wisdom I have chosen a beautiful dress for you They reached an area where the harvest had failed What a beautiful picture it is! The man told his wife to look after their children (The preposition ‘to’ cannot be used here.) 10 I have so much work to (The noun work is uncountable It takes the modifier much, not many.) Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)