Identifying Grammar Errors in IELTS | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Every member of community should be given a chance to have their basic right of learning, it’s the government’s job to provide people with this opportunity.

Run-on sentence (magic comma). Every member of community should be given a chance to have their basic right of learning, SO it’s the government’s job to ...

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Overall, it can clearly be seen that the total amount of electric production was skyrocketed in Australia and France in 20 years.

Unnecessary passive voice. Overall, it can clearly be seen that the total amount of electric production SKYROCKETED in Australia and France in 20 years.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

seesaw

Swap points!

Oops!

shark

Other team loses 15 points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

One of the reason for the popularity of the cinema is that watching films on the big screen are more exciting.

Subject / Verb Agreement mistake. With “one”, use a PLURAL noun after “of the” (reasons). With a clause with a gerund, use a SINGULAR verb (is).

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Although children are used to studying when they finish school.

Fragments mistake; add a second clause. Although children are used to ... school, they can still benefit from a year off before university.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

While multinational companies provide employment opportunities, but they often cause local businesses to go bankrupt.

Contrast sentences mistakes. "While" and "but" can't be used together; TWO linkers CAN NOT join only TWO clauses. Remove the "but".

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

thief

Give points!

shark

Other team loses 10 points!

Okay!

rocket

Go to first place!

Okay!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

By selling my car resulted in me being able to buy a computer.

Don't add “by" or "for” before a gerund. SELLING my car resulted in me buy a computer. OR By SELLING my car, I could afford to buy a computer.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

boom

Lose 50 points!

Oops!

star

Double points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

thief

Give points!

Many people today are not having a regular rest, which means that they are being stressed.

Don't use present continuous to describe a FACT. Many people today DO not HAVE a regular rest, which means that they are stressed.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Problem of the crime is very common in the cities, and is one that government has to deal with in future.

Articles mistake. The problem of Ø crime is very common in Ø cities, and is one that the government has to deal with in future.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Not only advertising affects people’s spending habits, but it also has an impact on the types of products we desire.

Inversion mistake. Not only DOES advertising AFFECT people’s spending habits, it also has an impact on the types of products we desire.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

eraser

Reset score!

Oops!

rocket

Go to first place!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

If the government spends more on promoting healthy lifestyles, it would encourage people to change their habits and to become more active.

If ... SPENDS ..., it WILL encourage ... = 1st conditional (likely). Or : If ... SPENT ..., it WOULD encourage ... = 2nd conditional (unlikely).

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check