COMM 313: Grammar Exercise One

Chase and change the common grammar errors in these phrases. You may also find an occasional typo or commonly misspelled word. Note: some sentences may be correct; others may have more than one error. Note: don't add quote marks to paraphrases!

1. The man that draws the sword from the stone will be king of England.

2. We taxied the plane to the hanger but discovered that it was too small too accommodate a twin-engine prop.

3. Tom won the lottery, but its a secret. If you truely need to know, he'll be dividing his winnings between the three of us.

4. Its a cold day in hell when I eat a monkey. Its fur is just too tough.

5. You're coaching won't have an affect on the team unless you keep more careful control of their weekly game statistics.

6. Your a man of principle, but still, the principle rule of this company is to always tell the truth.

7. Tired from a long day of shopping, that Coke really refreshed me.

8. Gearbox Motors is having it's grand opening sale on used Buick's beginning next weak.

9.   The month of may it seems to me should be warmer than this.

10. Feeling dizzy and harrassed from telephone solicitors, Ann laid down for a minute.

11. We found alot of stray pennies under the bleachers, but it's hard to accummulate enough to pay this semesters tuition.

12. Knock, knock. Whose there?

13. We have they're remittance, but we're out of wombats.

14. Your cars transmission will cost more than $1,500 to repair.

15. Your graduating now? Well, neither your mother or your cousin can make it to the ceremony Friday.

16. The NDSU Bison Football Team won their 13th game on the road last night with a 30 point win over UND's newly re-named Fighting Svenskas.

17. Last year's race ended in a well-deserved win for Irving Nern, whose crew now travels to Daytona Speedway.

18. Company chairman, Irving Nern, believes the media is totally irresponsible.

19. I could give the money to a policeman, but I believe the mailman just dropped it this morning.

20. On Jan. 20, 2001 George W. Bush was sworn in as president.