Underline the incorrect words in each sentence and correct the sentences by replacing the words given below. 1. It's hat outside. Make sure you wear a hot. 2. There was a beautiful beard sitting on the tree. 3. Make sure that you stir your coffee well before drinking it. 4. She took an umbrella so that she wouldn't get wet. 5. The sheep crashed into an iceberg and sank. 6. This floor is wet. Be careful you can slip. 7. The farmer refused his offer to graze his sheep in his village. 8. I didn't get to sleep until 12 o'clock. 9. He had gained some weight. 10. Ahmed steered the boat slowly towards the coast. 11. His grandfather had a long beard.
Answer (1)
Here are the corrected sentences with the incorrect words identified and replaced:
It's hot outside. Make sure you wear a hat .
Incorrect words: 'hat' and 'hot'. Corrected version: "It's hot outside. Make sure you wear a hat."
There was a beautiful bird sitting on the tree.
Incorrect word: 'beard'. Corrected version: "There was a beautiful bird sitting on the tree."
Ensure that you stir your coffee well before drinking it.
Incorrect word: 'Make sure'. Corrected version: "Ensure that you stir your coffee well before drinking it."
She took an umbrella because she wouldn't get wet.
Incorrect word: 'so that'. Corrected version: "She took an umbrella because she wouldn't get wet."
The ship crashed into an iceberg and sank.
Incorrect word: 'sheep'. Corrected version: "The ship crashed into an iceberg and sank."
This floor is wet. Be careful or you can slip.
Incorrect words: 'The' and 'you'. Corrected version: "This floor is wet. Be careful or you can slip."
The farmer refused the offer to graze his sheep in his village.
Incorrect words: 'his' and 'his'. Corrected version: "The farmer refused the offer to graze his sheep in his village."
I didn't get to sleep until 12 o'clock.
Incorrect word: 'to'. Corrected version: "I didn't get to sleep until 12 o'clock."
He had gained a little weight.
Incorrect word: 'some'. Corrected version: "He had gained a little weight."
Ahmed guided the boat slowly towards the coast.
* Incorrect word: 'steered'. Corrected version: "Ahmed guided the boat slowly towards the coast."
His grandfather had a long bird .
* This sentence is already correct as there is no mistake in terms of context or spelling. However, the original sentence seems correct as it is stated, "His grandfather had a long beard." If beard is incorrect, the correct word could be bird/herd based on context. However, the sentence is contextually correct.
Each of these corrections reflects adjustments to common errors that can occur in written English, focusing on vocabulary usage. This helps in clearer conveyance of meaning.
