From the given options choose the word or phrase that needs to be removed from the sentence to make it grammatically correct.
1I have met him a few days ago.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a finished time expression, so remove "have".
2Would you like some other peas?
Wrong!
"Other" is not needed when simply offering food, so remove it: "Would you like some peas?"
3Janet, who is my best friend, she is on holiday at the moment.
Wrong!
"Janet" is already the subject of "is on holiday", so remove the repeated subject "she".
4The baby resembles to its mother.
Wrong!
The verb "resembles" takes a direct object, so remove "to".
5The train had left before we reached to the station.
Wrong!
The verb "reached" takes a direct object, so remove "to".
6He was so big a man such that he could not sit in that chair.
Wrong!
The pattern is "so big a man that", so remove "such".
7Why don’t you think more about others people?
Wrong!
The pronoun "others" already means other people, so remove "people".
8Perhaps you could correct any of mistakes I have made.
Wrong!
Before a plural noun, use "any mistakes", so remove "of".
9The life is quite complicated.
Wrong!
When speaking about life in general, remove "the".
10Have you got a cheaper sort of a camera?
Wrong!
After "sort of", do not use an extra article before the noun here, so remove "a".
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- I have met him a few days ago. — have
- Would you like some other peas? — other
- Janet, who is my best friend, she is on holiday at the moment. — she
- The baby resembles to its mother. — to
- The train had left before we reached to the station. — to
- He was so big a man such that he could not sit in that chair. — such
- Why don’t you think more about others people? — people
- Perhaps you could correct any of mistakes I have made. — of
- The life is quite complicated. — the
- Have you got a cheaper sort of a camera? — a