This document contains a passage with sentences containing errors and the corrections to those errors. The passage works through 7 sentences, identifying errors and providing the corrected version. For some sentences, it provides alternative corrections and explanations for the meaning of each. The document focuses on correcting errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and other grammatical issues.

1. Activity 16
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Error Correction

2. Correct any errors in these
sentences.
(Some sentences may not have any
errors.)

3. 1. I’m so tired that I can fall asleep
right now.

4. 1. I’m so tired that I can could fall
asleep right now.

5. 2. It’s too bad he didn’t try a little
harder yesterday. He could win
that race.

6. 2. It’s too bad he didn’t try a little
harder yesterday. He could win
have won that race.

7. 3. My brother could got a job
anywhere after he graduated.

8. 3. My brother could got get a job
anywhere after he graduated.
(This means that he had many job
opportunities, and probably took one
of them)
OR

9. 3. My brother could have gotten a
job anywhere after he graduated.
(This means that he had many job
opportunities, and did not take any
of them.)

10. 4. I would buy tickets, but I just
couldn’t afford them.

11. 4. I would buy have bought tickets, but
I just couldn’t afford them.
(This means that I did not buy tickets
because I could not afford them.The
sentence is about something that did
not happen in the past.)
OR

12. 4. I would buy tickets, but I just
couldn’t can’t afford them.
(This means that will not buy tickets
because I cannot afford them.The
sentence is about something that will
not happen in the future.)

13. 5.There is a lot left to do.This job
can take seven or eight more
days.

14. 5.There is a lot left to do.This job
can could take seven or eight
more days.

15. 6.The team could have went to
the finals this year, but Rodriguez
broke his leg.

16. 6.The team could have went gone
to the finals this year, but
Rodriguez broke his leg.

17. 7.The neighbors could move out
later this year.

18. 7.The neighbors could move out
later this year.
This sentence is correct. I means
that maybe the neighbors will
move out later this year.

19. 7. In many areas around the world,
earthquakes can causing major
damage.

20. 7. In many areas around the world,
earthquakes can causing cause
major damage.