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There are TWO errors in each sentence; UNDERLINE each one then correct it.

1. By the time I will return to my country, I am away from home for more than three years.

return, will have been

2. The movie was so bored that we felt asleep after an hour.

boring, fell

3. Parents shouldn’t never let very young children to stay at home alone.

should, stay

4. There is many students from differents countries in my class.

are, different

5. I live in a two-rooms appartment with my elder daughter.

two-room, apartment

6. You’d better to revise the essay before handing it in, wouldn’t you?

revise, hadn't

7. Ever since I have left Lebanon, I didn’t lead a decent life.

left, haven't led

8. I would like to talk about several problems wich I have faced them lately.

which, faced

9. Nobody have to sit for another grammar test, haven’t they?

has, do

10. The teacher has given us a lot of informations and plenty of homeworks.

information, homework

11. If the oceans consist of fresh water, there will be plenty of water to irrigate the deserts.

consisted, would

12. I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you are a adult, you will be forgetting about it.

an, have forgotten

13. All the advices my father has given me two years ago, proved to be useful.

advice, gave

14. I did this exercice quicklier than I used to.

exercise, more quickly

15. When, where and by who has the automobile invented?

whom, was

16. The doctor told me I had to eat less sweets if I wanted to loose weight.

fewer, lose

17. Tony is not here; I don’t know where has he been.

he has, gone

18. Yesterday Dr. Smith hanged his coat on the hook, set the table for dinner then laid on the bed to rest.

hung, lay

19. This is an unique opportunity for him to gain the experience.

a, experience

20. When she arrived to Beirut, her mother told her she doesn’t approve of her behavior.

in, didn't

21. I didn’t notice anything untill one of the boys has told me about it.

until, had
Good Luck!
Nada Salem Abisamra

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