Decide if the sentences are correct or not. Correct the sentences that are incorrect. 1 The plane is taking off tomorrow morning at eight o'clock.
2 It's quite warm today. I don't take a jacket.
3 What do you read at the moment? 4 I live with a family in Ireland for a month.
5 She's a writer so she's always working from home.
6 They don't go to the party on Saturday night.
7 Are you usually wearing jeans to school?
8 My sister's always borrowing my clothes! It's really
irritating!
2 The sentence is incorrect.
Correction: It's quite warm today, so I don't need to take a jacket.
Explanation: The original sentence is incorrect because it says "I don't take a jacket," which implies that the speaker never takes a jacket, regardless of the weather. However, the speaker only meant that they don't need to take a jacket because it's warm today. So, the corrected sentence makes it clear that the decision not to take a jacket is based on the current weather.
Step-by-step solution:
- Read the sentence and identify the mistake.
- Understand the intended meaning of the sentence.
- Modify the sentence to convey the correct meaning.
3 The sentence is correct.
4 The sentence is incorrect.
Correction: I live with a family in Ireland for a month.
Explanation: The original sentence says "I live with a family in Ireland," which implies that the speaker permanently lives with a family in Ireland. However, the speaker meant that they are staying with a family in Ireland for a month. So, the corrected sentence specifies the duration of the stay.
Step-by-step solution:
- Read the sentence and identify the mistake.
- Understand the intended meaning of the sentence.
- Modify the sentence to convey the correct meaning.
5 The sentence is correct.
6 The sentence is correct.
7 The sentence is incorrect.
Correction: Do you usually wear jeans to school?
Explanation: The original sentence asks "Are you usually wearing jeans to school?", which is grammatically incorrect. The use of the present continuous tense "wearing" suggests a temporary action, but the question is asking about a general habit or behavior (e.g., wearing jeans as a usual practice). So, the corrected sentence uses the simple present tense "wear" to ask about the person's usual habit.
Step-by-step solution:
- Read the sentence and identify the mistake.
- Understand the intended meaning of the sentence.
- Modify the sentence to convey the correct meaning.
8 The sentence is correct.
Overall, out of the given sentences, three required corrections (2, 4, 7).