Step 8 · الخطوة 8
Editing: Common English Errors
التحرير: الأخطاء الشائعة في الإنجليزية
Learning objective · هدف الدرس
I can find and correct common grammar mistakes in a paragraph.
أستطيع اكتشاف الأخطاء النحوية الشائعة في فقرة وتصحيحها.
WHAT? · What is the grammar point?
ما هي القاعدة؟Many mistakes happen when we translate directly from Arabic. Check: Is there a verb? Does the verb agree with the subject? Is the tense correct? Is the article right? Are adjectives before nouns? Is punctuation correct?
RULE
القاعدة- Paragraph to edit: Last friday my family go to the beach. The weather was very hot and the sea blue. My brother he swam for a hour. We eated sandwichs and I am very happy.
EXAMPLES · How do we use it?
أمثلةCommon mistake
خطأ شائع✗ My father he works in Sohar.
✓ My father works in Sohar.
لا نضيف ضميرًا بعد الفاعل (ترجمة حرفية من العربية).
✗ I have 14 years.
✓ I am 14 years old.
للعمر نستخدم am … years old.
✗ The car red is new.
✓ The red car is new.
الصفة قبل الاسم.
PRACTICE · Guided practice
تدريب موجّه1. Find the mistake: 'She don't like coffee.'
2. Find the mistake: 'I am agree with you.'
Select the evidence · اختر الدليل
3. Which sentence has NO mistake?
Independent practice
تدريب مستقلShort answer · إجابة قصيرة
1. Correct the sentence: 'Yesterday i buyed a book in the souq'
Short answer · إجابة قصيرة
2. Correct the sentence: 'My sister she is a engineer.'
CHECK · Self-check test
اختبر نفسك1. How many mistakes are in 'The childs is play in the garden.'?
2. Choose the corrected version: 'Although it was late, but we continued.'
3. Sentence transformation: 'People speak Arabic in Oman.' → Passive
Practice freely — nothing is saved.تدرّب بحرية، لا يتم حفظ أي إجابة أو نتيجة.
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