1. Correct the following sentences:
a. Maradona was born in a poor family.
b. Razi could not attend the meeting timely.
c. This incident has occurred ten years ago.
d. Kalpona's father died due to a road mishap.
f. Let us ponder about this problem.
g. Our car took an U-tern near the Mohammadpur bus stand.
h. After Rapty completed her M.Ed., She joined a secondary school
Answer (Correction):
a. Maradona was born into a poor family.
b. Razi could not attend the meeting in time.
c. This incident occured ten years ago.
d. Kalpona's father died in a road mishap.
e. There is no alternative to knowledge acquisition.
f. Let us ponder over this problem.
g. Our car took an U-turn from / at the Mohammadpur bus stand.
h. After Rapty had completed her M.Ed., she joined a secondary school.
2. Correct the following sentences:
a. He is confident to get a scholarship.
b. He will come here just now.
c. One of the students are absent today.
d. Rahim refrained to pay the fee.
e. I am here for about a week.
f. Do not speak a lie.
g. Everybody loves a cup of tea.
Answer (Correction):
a. He is confident of getting a scholarship. b. He has come here just now.
c. One of the students is absent today.
d. Rahim refrained from paying the fee.
e. I have been here for about a week.
f. Do not tell a lie.
g. Everybody likes a cup of tea.
3. Correct the following sentences:
a. He is more junior than me.
b. He The committee are doing a good job.
c. Karim and not I am responsible.
d. He only is reliable.
e. He was justice of the peace.
f. Guard from all errors.
g. He is a famous thief.
Answer (Correction):
a. He is junior to me.
b. The committee is doing a good job.
c. Karim, but not I is responsible.
d. Only he is responsible.
e. He was a justice of the peace.
f. Guard against all errors.
g. He is a notorious thief.
4. Correct the following sentences:
a. What you would like to drink?
b. She lives in 38 Middle Street.
c. He cannot speak English like I do.
d. Why you were absent last Friday?
e. Which of these chairs did you sit for?
f. He touched with his hand the ball.
g. I told him to not come on Monday.
Answer (Correction):
a. What would you like to drink?
b. She lives at 38 Middle Street.
c. He cannot speak English like me.
Or,
He cannot speak in English as I can.
d. Why were you absent last Friday?
e. Which of these chairs did you sit on?
f. He touched the ball with his hand.
g. I told him not to come on Monday.
