ERROR IDENTIFICATION MODULE

PRE-TEST
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Jeremy is addict to computer games. He would spend hours
0.
____ addicted_____
and hours playing computer games until he would even forgetting
1.
________________
to eat sometimes! He has played countless games since they was
2.
________________
3 years old but his favourite at a moment is a game called ota.
3.
________________
!laying games are a great way to increase creativity and critical
".
________________
thin#ing s#ills. $t is also say to be good for hand and eye
%.
________________
coordination. However& Jeremy has recently been su'er from a sore
(.
________________
thumb and tired eyes. He is real afraid of going to the doctor so his
).
________________
parents had to forced him to see one. *he doctor chec#ed his thumb
+.
________________
and declared that most students these days where are addicted to
,.
________________
online gaming su'er from -intendinitis or .iitis which is two types
10. ________________
of repetitive strain in/uries. 0n top of that& the doctor told his
parents that Jeremy needed to wear glasses because online gaming
has impaired his vision!
Error Identifcation
Practice 1
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Focus on pronouns
!e"innin" o#
End o#
Pronoun $it%
Pronoun $it%out
Re&e'i(e
sentence
sentence
o)*ect+
o)*ect+
,su)*ect-
,predicate-
$
me.
my boo#.
mine.
myself
1ou
you.
your boo#.
yours.
yourself2yourselves
He
him.
his boo#.
his.
himself
3he
her.
her boo#.
hers.
herself
*hey
them.
their boo#.
theirs.
themselves
.e
us.
our boo#.
ours.
ourselves
$t
it.
its tail.
4
itself
De.onstrati(e Pronoun
Near
Far
1
this boo#
that boo#
/1
these boo#s
those boo#s
Re0ati(e Pronoun
usa"e
e'a.p0e
that
ob/ect or person
5r. James advised the students that they must attend the seminar.
which
choice
*he boo#s which were placed on the des# are missing.
who
person
*he students were scolded by the discipline master who was very strict.
whom
person 6formal7
*he person whom you are spea#ing to is the principal.
whose
person 6belonging7
*hat is the girl whose mother is a doctor.
where
place
*his is the place where we will meet them.
when
time
5y grandfather remembers a time when a glass of iced 5ilo was /ust 851.00.
5r. John 5ar/an is the discipline master of 359 3uccess. Him
0.
_____ _He_______
seems to be a strict person which always scolds pupils but he has
1.
________________
the students: wellbeing at heart. *heir are ;uite playful in school so
2.
________________
5r. John needs to wal# around the school compound and give their
3.
________________
warnings and advice. 5ost of the students are given a choice when
".
________________
is ;uite clear& she must choose between focussing on their studies
%.
________________
or simply having fun. 5r. John #nows that the students whom are
(.
________________
playful are not necessarily wea# in studies so this pupils need to
).
________________
realise when they can still achieve success if they try hard enough.
+.
________________
He always advises them& <5y hope you can ma#e a success of your
,.
________________
life so that you can be proud of ourselves and help your family have
10. ________________
a better future.=
Error Identifcation
Practice 1
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Focus on Passi(e
Present Passive: am/is/are + P4
e.g. am chosen, is booked, are given
Past Passive: was/were + P4
e.g. was chosen, were booked, was given
>-otes?
P2 6!articiple7 @ the "
th
version of a verb 6eat& eating& ate& eaten2catch& catching&
caught& cau"%t-
Remember
!An active sentence has ONE word while....... a passive sentence has TWO
words.
e.g. Active:
!resent tense? "arsha sings the song now.
!ast tense? "arsha sang the song an hour ago. !resent
tense? "other bakes the cookies toda#. !ast tense?
"other baked the cookies #esterda#.
Passive:
The song is sung b# "arsha
now. The song was sung an
hour ago.
The cookies are baked b#
mom toda#. The cookies
were baked #esterda#. $%ou
CAN DELETE &b# him'her
etc.(
!! &am'is'are'was'were) is used based on the QUANTIT of the sub*ect.
e.g.
"arsha $+ ,s( sings.
The song $+ ,s( is sung.
"arsha and -tace# $.+ /s( sing.
The songs $.+ /s( are sung.
*he students of Aorm 3 BCcel was scolded by 5adam Dee this
0.
_____ were______
morning. 3he was upset because homewor# was give to them since
1.
________________
last wee# but they had not Enished it. *he students were remind
2.
________________
about the homewor# and the ;uestions was even discussed during
3.
________________
lessons yet the eCercises were not complete by the due date. Arom
".
________________
now on& the pupils are telling by 5adam Dee that she will give
%.
________________
demerit mar#s if homewor# is not Enish on time. 3tudents who are
(.
________________
successful later in life are say to be very hardwor#ing and
).
________________
conscientious which means their assignments are always hand in
+.
________________
when the deadlines is given. $n addition& 5adam Dee says& <$f $
,.
________________
am choose as your Bnglish teacher again neCt year& $ would be very
10. ________________
unhappy discouraged with such a laFy attitude!=
Error Identifcation
Practice 3
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has
been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract. There are
no spelling errors in this extract.
Focus on Per#ect Tense
Active Perfect:
!"
+ P4
#!": has/have/ha$%
e.g.
has explained, have caught, had grown
Passive Perfect:
!"
+ &een + P4
e.g.
has been explained, have been caught, had been grown
>-otes?
P2 6!articiple7 @ the "
th
version of a verb 6eat& eating& ate& eaten2show& showing&
showed& shown-
Remember
!An active sentence has TWO words while....... a passive sentence has T"'EE
words.
e.g. Active:
!resent tense? 0e has developed the software
toda#.
!ast tense? 0e had developed the software
#esterda#.
!resent tense? 1ack and 1ill have caught some
2sh *ust now.
!ast tense? 1ack and 1ill had caught some 2sh last
week.
Passive:
The software has been developed b#
him toda#. The software had been
developed #esterda#. -ome 2sh have
been caught b# them *ust now. -ome
2sh had been caught last week.
$%ou CAN DELETE &b# him'her etc.(
!! 3n some cases, &!" + &een + in() is correct. This is used to emphasise that
it takes a long time.
e.g.
3 have been pla#ing the piano since 3 was 4 #ears old.
-he has been vomiting all morning due to food poisoning.
The# had been practicing the dance for a month in preparation for the concert.
*he drama team of 359 Gictory has been practising their
0.
______ has ______
play entitled& <*omorrow=. *he plot and script have been write by
1.
________________
the chairman of the Bnglish Hlub& Ien/amin. He had been helps by
2.
________________
3heila& the secretary& who is very good in Bnglish. 3he had reading
3.
________________
the Erst draft carefully before editing it. Jfter that& they had choose
".
________________
the cast for the drama. 5ost of the Bnglish Hlub members has /oined
%.
________________
the production because they have won second place last year. *his
(.
________________
year& they intend to win the championship. *hey have be
).
________________
memorising the script and practise their lines aloud. *he cast has
+.
________________
also ma#e all the props and recorded the bac#ground sounds so that
,.
________________
they can win hands down. .hatever the result& they have gave their
10. ________________
best and their Bnglish Hlub teacher advisors are be so proud of them.
Error Identifcation Modu0e
4uided 5ui6 1
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been
given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract. There are no spelling
errors in this extract.
Ru0es
5usic are a very interesting genre that can unite the world.
0.
_______is _______
3GJ 61 Ks7
$t does not matter which country or origin your are from& you can
1.
________________
pronoun
still en/oy music by listen to the melody and rhythm. Lnderstanding
2.
________________
by K ing
the lyrics would surely helping us to appreciate the song more but
3.
________________
modal 6surely7 K ori
this is not essential. Aor eCamples& we can listen and en/oy Jrabic
".
________________
singular
traditional music& $taly opera or 94!op from 9orea without #nowing
%.
________________
ad/ective
what the lyrics actually mean. 0ne of the most popular 9orean song
(.
________________
noun 6one of many7
is M0ppa Nangnam 3tyle: performed by !sy. *hese song was such a
).
________________
adverb
hit it actually beat Justin Iieber:s MIaby& Iaby: as a most watched
+.
________________
determiner
video into 1outube at that time. *herefore& music is a positive
,.
________________
preposition
inOuence that transcends all boundaries but if more people
10. ________________
con/unction
appreciated music& there would be more peace and less war in the
62 positive statements7
world today.
Error Identifcation Modu0e
4uided 5ui6 1
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Ru0es
-owadays& social networ#ing is too common among
0.
_____ very __ ____
adverb
youngsters and adults. 5ost people has at least one social
1.
________________
3GJ 6P1 4s7
networ#ing account such as Aaceboo#& 5y3pace even *witter. *here
2.
________________
con/unction
are many advantages and disadvantage of participating in social
3.
________________
plural
networ#ing. Aor instance& some beneEts of connecting to an social
". ________________
article
networ# are where we can get to #now more people who share the
%.
________________
relative pronoun
same interesting as yourself and it is a great platform to eCchange
(.
________________
noun
ideas& stories& pictures and motivational messages. Jlthough& when
).
________________
logical connector
social networ#ing is using without control& it may lead to some
+.
________________
passive 6is K !"7
students becoming addicted to online games and chat aimlessly.
,.
_______________
gerund
*herefore& parents play an importance role in providing parental
10. _______________
ad/ective
guidance by limiting the time students spend online so it does not
a'ect their academic and social performance.
Error Identifcation Modu0e
4uided 5ui6 3
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Ru0es
Qast holiday was a very memory holiday for Jnnuar. *his was
0.
___memorable___
ad/ective
because he had manage to achieve all this goals during the holiday.
1.
________________
3H K !"
His Erst ob/ective is to learn a new s#ill. Bvery morning& Jnnuar
2.
________________
past tense 61 K s7
would wa#e up early& have his brea#fast then go outside to playing
3.
________________
to K ori
with his friend& Jh 9ow. Jfter two wee# of practicing s#ateboarding&
". ________________
plural
Jnnuar could says that he had learnt a new s#ill. His second aim for
%.
________________
modal K ori
a holiday was to go somewhere eCciting with his family. He was over
(.
________________
determiner
the moon when his father announced that they were goes to Irunei
).
________________
was2were K ing
during the Hhristmas brea#. Bven it was too early to pac#& Jnnuar
+.
________________
logical mar#er
had Enished pac#ing his bags eCcited. .hen they Enally did go on
,.
_______________
adverb
their holiday& Jnnuar:s Enal wish was grant when his father gave
10. _______________
was2were K !"
him his own digital camera because his dream was to be a
photographer!
Error Identifcation Modu0e
5ui6 2
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
J typical day at school for the 1% year old student in 5alaysia
0.
_______ a_______
begins with wa#ing up at %.30 at the morning. He or she
1.
________________
should ideally showering and brush his teeth before going to the
2.
________________
#itchen for a light brea#fast. Irea#fast are usually bread or noodles
3.
________________
and some child even eat rice early in the morning. Jfter that& they
".
________________
put on their shoes and go to school either by ride a school bus or
%.
________________
using their own transport. 3ome students even wal#ed to school
(.
________________
with siblings and friends. .here they arrive at school& they study
).
________________
Eve to eight sub/ects a day. 8ecess is usually schedule in the middle
+.
________________
of the morning and the children either eat they pac#ed food or buy
,.
________________
snac#s at a school canteen. J typical school day ends at one or two
10. ________________
in the afternoon unless there are eCtra classes or co4curricular
activities.
Error Identifcation Modu0e
5ui6 7
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
8ead newspapers is a dying trend. $n the good old days&
0.
_____8eading_____
parents& especially fathers& would have go out of their way everyday
1.
________________
loo#ing for the daily newspaper. He would usually spending some
2.
________________
time poring over the latest news during having his brea#fast. 0nly
3.
________________
then would he be ready to start wor#. *his days& most people do not
".
________________
physical go searching for the hardcopy of newspapers. $nstead& they
%.
________________
can now read the news online but watch television. 3ome
(.
________________
people even watched live streaming of the news on the internet at
).
________________
their convenience. .hatever method of obtaining informations&
+.
________________
students who are eCcel in studies are those who have ta#en the
,.
________________
eCtra e'ort to read more and eCpanding their #nowledge with the
10. ________________
wealth of information available both in printed form or online.
Error Identifcation Modu0e
POST-TEST
Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example
has been given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the extract.
There are no spelling errors in this extract.
Jeremy is addict to computer games. He would spend hours
0.
____ addicted_____
and hours playing computer games until he would even forgetting
1.
________________
to eat sometimes! He has played countless games since they was
2.
________________
3 years old but his favourite at a moment is a game called ota.
3.
________________
!laying games are a great way to increase creativity and critical
".
________________
thin#ing s#ills. $t is also say to be good for hand and eye
%.
________________
coordination. However& Jeremy has recently been su'er from a sore
(.
________________
thumb and tired eyes. He is real afraid of going to the doctor so his
).
________________
parents had to forced him to see one. *he doctor chec#ed his thumb
+.
________________
and declared that most students these days where are addicted to
,.
________________
online gaming su'er from -intendinitis or .iitis which is two types
10. ________________
of repetitive strain in/uries. 0n top of that& the doctor told his
parents that Jeremy needed to wear glasses because online gaming
has impaired his vision!
Error Identifcation Ans$ers
Practice 1
5r. John 5ar/an is the discipline master of 359 3uccess. Him
0. He
seems to be a strict person
which
always scolds pupils but he has
1. who2that
the students: wellbeing at heart.
*heir
are ;uite playful in school so
2. *hey
5r. John needs to wal# around the school compound and give
their
3. them
warnings and advice. 5ost of the students are given a choice
when
". which2that
is ;uite clear&
she
must choose between focussing on their studies
%. they
or simply having fun. 5r. John #nows that the students
whom
are
(. who2that
playful are not necessarily wea# in studies so
this
pupils need to
). these
realise
when
they can still achieve success if they try hard enough.
+. that
He always advises them& <
5y
hope you can ma#e a success of your
,. $
life so that you can be proud of
ourselves
and help your family have
10. yourselves 6because he is
a better future.=
spea#ing to many students7
Practice 1
*he students of Aorm 3 BCcel was scolded by 5adam Dee this
0. were
morning. 3he was upset because homewor# was
give
to them since
1. given
last wee# but they had not Enished it. *he students were
remind
2. reminded
about the homewor# and the ;uestions
was
even discussed during
3. were
lessons yet the eCercises were not
complete
by the due date. Arom
". completed
now on& the pupils are
telling
by 5adam Dee that she will give
%. told
demerit mar#s if homewor# is not
Enish
on time. 3tudents who are
(. Enished
successful later in life are
say
to be very hardwor#ing and
). said
conscientious which means their assignments are always
hand
in
+. handed
when the deadlines
is
given. $n addition& 5adam Dee says& <$f $
,. are
am
choose
as your Bnglish teacher again neCt year& $ would be very
10. chosen
unhappy and discouraged with such a laFy attitude!=
Practice 3
*he drama team of 359 Gictory have been practising their
0. has
play entitled <*omorrow=. *he plot and script have been
write
by
1. written
the chairman of the Bnglish Hlub& Ien/amin. He had been
helps
by
2. helped
3heila& the secretary& who is very good in Bnglish. 3he had
reading
3. read
the Erst draft carefully before editing it. Jfter that& they had
choose
". chosen
the cast for the drama. 5ost of the Bnglish Hlub members
has
/oined
%. have
the production because they
have
won second place last year. *his
(. had
year& they intend to win the championship. *hey have
be
). been
memorising the script and
practise
their lines aloud. *he cast has
+. practising
also
ma#e
all the props and recorded the bac#ground sounds so that
,. made
they can win hands down. .hatever the result& they have
gave
their
10. given
best and their Bnglish Hlub teacher advisors are be so proud of them.
5ui6 1
Ans$ers
Ru0es
5usic are a very interesting genre that can unite the world.
0. is
3GJ 61 Ks7
$t does not matter which country or origin
your
are from& you can
1. you
pronoun
still en/oy music by
listen
to the melody and rhythm. Lnderstanding
2. listening
by K ing
the lyrics would surely
helping
us to appreciate the song more but
3. help
modal 6surely7 K ori
this is not essential. Aor
eCamples
& we can listen and en/oy Jrabic
". eCample
singular
traditional music&
$taly
opera or 94!op from 9orea without #nowing
%. $talian
ad/ective
what the lyrics actually mean. 0ne of the most popular 9orean
song
(. in
noun 6one of many7
is M0ppa Nangnam 3tyle: performed by !sy.
*hese
song was such a
). *his
adverb
hit it actually beat Justin Iieber:s MIaby& Iaby: as
a
most watched
+. the
determiner
video
into
1outube at that time. *herefore& music is a positive
,. on
preposition
inOuence that transcends all boundaries
but
if more people
10. and
con/unction
appreciated music& there would be more peace and less war in the
62 positive statements7
world today.
5ui6 1
Ans$ers
Ru0es
-owadays& social networ#ing is too common among
0. very
adverb
youngsters and adults. 5ost people
has
at least one social
1. have
3GJ 6P1 4s7
networ#ing account such as Aaceboo#& 5y3pace
even
*witter. *here
2. or
con/unction
are many advantages and
disadvantage
of participating in social
3. disadvantages
plural
networ#ing. Aor instance& some beneEts of connecting to
an
social
". a
article
networ# are
where
we can get to #now more people who share the
%. that
relative pronoun
same
interesting
as yourself and it is a great platform to eCchange
(. interest
noun
ideas& stories& pictures and motivational messages.
Jlthough
& when
). However&
logical connector
social networ#ing is
using
without control& it may lead to some
+. used
passive 6is K !"7
students becoming addicted to online games and
chat
aimlessly.
,. chatting
gerund
*herefore& parents play an
importance
role in providing parental
10. important
ad/ective
guidance by limiting the time students spend online so it does not
a'ect their academic and social performance.
5ui6 3
Ru0es
Qast holiday was a very memory holiday for Jnnuar. *his was
0. memorable
ad/ective
because he had
manage
to achieve all this goals during the holiday.
1. managed
3H K !"
His Erst ob/ective
is
to learn a new s#ill. Bvery morning& Jnnuar
2. was
past tense 61 K s7
would wa#e up early& have his brea#fast then go outside to
playing
3. play
to K ori
with his friend& Jh 9ow. Jfter two
wee#
of practicing s#ateboarding&
". wee#s
plural
Jnnuar could
says
that he had learnt a new s#ill. His second aim for
%. say
modal K ori
a
holiday was to go somewhere eCciting with his family. He was over
(. the
determiner
the moon when his father announced that they were
goes
to Irunei
). going
was2were K ing
during the Hhristmas brea#.
Bven
it was too early to pac#& Jnnuar
+. Jlthough
logical mar#er
had Enished pac#ing his bags
eCcited
. .hen they Enally did go on
,. eCcitedly
adverb
their holiday& Jnnuar:s Enal wish was
grant
when his father gave him
10. granted
was2were K !"
his own digital camera because his dream was to be a photographer!
5ui6 2
Ru0es
J typical day at school for
the
1" year old student in 5alaysia
0. a
article
begins with wa#ing up at %.30
at
the morning. He or she
1. in
preposition
should ideally
showering
and brush his teeth before going to the
2. shower
modal K ori
#itchen for a light brea#fast. Irea#fast
are
usually bread or noodles
3. is
present 61 Ks7
and some
child
even eat rice early in the morning. Jfter that& they
". children
plural
put on their shoes and go to school either by
ride
a school bus or
%. riding
by K ing
using their own transport. 3ome students even
wal#ed
to school
(. wal#
present 6P1 Rs7
with siblings and friends.
.here
they arrive at school& they study
). .hen
adverb 6time7
Eve to eight sub/ects a day. 8ecess is usually
schedule
in the middle
+. scheduled
is2are K !"
of the morning and the children either eat
they
pac#ed food or buy
,. their
pronoun
snac#s at
a
school canteen. J typical school day ends at one or two
10. the
determiner
in the afternoon unless there are eCtra classes or co4curricular
activities.
5ui6 7
Ru0es
8ead
newspapers is a dying trend. $n the good old days&
0. 8eading
gerund
parents& especially fathers& would have
go
out of their way everyday
1. gone
3H K !"
loo#ing for the daily newspaper. He would usually
spending
some
2. spend
modal K ori
time poring over the latest news
during
having his brea#fast. 0nly
3. while
adverb 6time7
then would he be ready to start wor#.
*his
days& most people do not
". *hese
demonstrative pronoun
adverb
physical
go searching for the hardcopy of newspapers. $nstead& they
%. physically
can now read the news online
but
watch television. 3ome
(. or
con/unction
people even
watched
live streaming of the news on the internet at
). watch
present 6P1 Rs7
their convenience. .hatever method of obtaining
informations
&
+. information
noun& no plural
students who are
eCcel
in studies are those who have ta#en the
,. eCcellent
ad/ective
eCtra e'ort to read more and
eCpanding
their #nowledge with the
10. eCpand
to K ori
wealth of information available both in printed form or online.
6to read and to eCpand7
PRE-TEST8POST-TEST
Ru0es
Jeremy is
addict
to computer games. He would spend hours
0. addicted
ad/ective
and hours playing computer games until he would even
forgetting
to
1. forget
modal K ori
eat sometimes! He has played countless games since
they
was
2. he
pronoun
3 years old but his favourite at
a
moment is a game called ota.
3. the
determiner
!laying games
are
a great way to increase creativity and critical
". is
3GJ 6playing @1 Ks7
thin#ing s#ills. $t is also
say
to be good for hand and eye
%. said
adverb
coordination. However& Jeremy has recently been
su'er
from a sore
(. su'ering
3H K been K ing
thumb and tired eyes. He is
real
afraid of going to the doctor so his
). really
adverb
parents had to
forced
him to see one. *he doctor chec#ed his thumb
+. force
to K ori
and declared that most students these days
where
are addicted to
,. who
relative pronoun
online gaming su'er from -intendinitis or .iitis which
is
two types
10. are
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of repetitive strain in/uries. 0n top of that& the doctor told his
parents that Jeremy needed to wear glasses because online gaming
has impaired his vision!