Spot the Mistakes Grammar Practice Lesson

This lesson will test your grammar accuracy with ARTICLES (a / the ). Look at the sentences and decide which use of articles is correct. This is a great way to practise both grammar and proofreading skills.

Warning: The correct use of articles is not easy. Many people make mistakes with articles in their IELTS writing test which lowers their score. Give this exercise a try and see how you get on. My answers tomorrow will help you understand more.

Spot the Mistakes Exercise: Articles

Decide which options are correct.

  1. The reason for most first-time offenders committing crimes again, once they have been released from prison / the prison, is due to lack of / the lack of rehabilitation.
  2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficult that people / the people with a criminal record have of finding employment / the employment.
  3. Ensuring that people serving prison sentence / a prison sentence learn useful skills will help them find jobs / the jobs when they are released.
  4. When offenders are released from prison / the prison and can find employment / the employment, it helps them reintegrate back into society / the society.
  5. Harsh prison sentences deter people / the people from considering crime / the crime.

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Liz

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  1. 1- prison, the lack of
    2- people, employment
    3- a prison sentence, jobs
    4- prison, employment, the society
    5- people, crime.

  2. Prison the lack of
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    A prison sentence jobs
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  3. 1.The prison…lack of
    2.people …employment
    3.prison sentence…jobs
    4.The prison…employment
    5. people…crime

  4. Akinpelu Abidemi Aderonke says

    1. The Prison ……… lack of

    2. the people…………….employment

    3. a prison sentence ….. the jobs

    4. the prison……….. employment ……. the society

    5. people ………….. the crime

  5. Mohamed Chokri says

    1- prison.. the lack of
    2- the people… employment
    3- a prison sentence.. jobs
    4- the prison… emplacement.. society
    5- people… the crime

  6. Saad Sobh says

    1- prison / the lack of
    2- people / employment
    3- a prison sentence/ jobs
    4- prison/ employment/ society
    5- people/ crime

  7. 1/ The prison, lack of
    2/ people, employment
    3/ a prison sentence, jobs
    4/ prison, the employment, society
    5/ people, the crime

  8. 1. prison, the lack of
    2. people, employment
    3. a prison sentence, jobs
    4. prison, employment, society
    5. people, the crime

  9. 1.Prison ,the lack of
    2.People,employment
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    4.the prison, employment ,the society
    5.people ,crime

  10. 1/ the lack of

    2/
    3/ the people serving
    4/ from prison, an employment
    5/ the harsh

  11. Sushma Karjol says

    1) Prison , lack of
    2) The People , employment
    3) A prison sentence , jobs
    4) Prison , employment ,the society .
    5) People , the crime .

  12. 1. The prison, the lack of
    2. People, employment
    3. A prison sentence, jobs
    4. The prison, employment, the society
    5. People, crime

  13. Odebiyi Idowu Paul says

    Hello Lizzy, thank you so much for the good job you are doing here. Please, we are still awaiting the correction of the last test .

    • The last lesson I posted was a listening lesson and the answers were posted. If you are using a laptop, look at the right hand column and see “Recent Lessons” which shows a list of the 6 recent things I have posted. If you are using a smart phone, this information can be found under any post as you scroll down.

  14. 1. The prison, lack of
    2. People, employment
    3. a prison sentence, the jobs
    4. The prison, the employment, society
    5. People, the crimes

  15. Shaik Abdul Aman says

    1. Prison, the lack of.
    2. People, employment.
    3. A prison sentence,
    4. Prison, the employment.
    5. The people, crime

  16. 1=the prison / the lack of
    2=person/ employment
    3=a prison sentence/ jobs
    4=the prison/ employment/ the society
    5=people/ crime

  17. Lakhwinder Singh says

    1PRISON LACK OF
    2PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT
    3A PRISON SENTENCETHE JOB
    4 THE PERSON EMPLOYMENT THE SOCIETY
    5THE PEOPLE CRIME

  18. San Yin Mon says

    1. prison; the lack of
    2.people; employment
    3.prison sentence; jobs
    4. prison; employment ; society
    5.people; crime

  19. The prison is due
    have of finding employment
    a prison sentence
    into society
    the people ,the crime

  20. Jinnette Charmaine says

    1) prison/ lack of rehabilitation
    2) people/ employment
    3) a prison sentence/ jobs
    4) the prison/ employment/ the society
    5) people/ the crime

  21. Thuy Tran says

    1. prison, the lack of
    2. people, employment
    3. a prison sentence, jobs
    4. prison, employment, the society
    5. people, crime

  22. HlaHlaHtay says

    1. prison. the lack of
    2. the people. the employment
    3. a prison sentence. jobs
    4. prison. employment. society
    5. the people. crime

    • (1) Prison, Lack of, ( 2 ) People, Employment, ( 3 ) Prison Sentence, jobs (4 ) Prison , Employment, the society ( 5 ) People, crime

  23. 1.prison/lack of
    2.people, employment
    3.prison sentence, jobs
    4.the person/employment/the society
    5.people/crime

  24. 1.Prison lack of
    2.people employment
    3. a prison sentence jobs
    4. the prison employment the society
    5. the people crime

  25. the prison/ lack of
    people/employment
    prison sentence/ jobs
    the prison/employment/society
    people/the crime

  26. 1.proson, the lack of rehabilitation
    2.the people, employment
    3.a prison sentence, jobs
    4. prison, employment, the society
    5.people, crime

  27. Mohan Angbo says

    1. The prison/ the lack of
    2. The people/employment
    3.prison/jobs
    4. The employment/jobs, and
    5. The people/crime.

  28. Mojtaba Farokhi says

    1- prison | the lack of rehabilitation
    2- the people | employment
    3- a prison sentence| the jobs
    4- prison | employment | society
    5- people | crime

  29. 1. The prison, Lack of
    2. People, the employment
    3. a prison sentence, the jobs
    4. The prison, the employment, the society
    5. people, The crime

  30. 1. …the prison.. . lack of
    2…the people.. . employment
    3…a prison sentence … the jobs
    4. …prison …. employment the society
    5….people… crime

  31. 1 the prison/ lack of

    2 people/ employment

    3 a prison sentence/ job
    4 the prison /employment/the society
    5 people/ the crime

  32. 1 the prison/ lack of
    2 people/ employment
    3 a prison sentence/ job
    4 the prison /employment/the society
    5 people/ the crime

  33. Ene chioma says

    1. Prison, the lack of
    2. The people, employment
    3. A prison sentence, jobs
    4. The prison, employment, the society
    5. The people, the crime

  34. Oguntuase Abayomi says

    1 prison 2.The people, the employment. 3.Prison sentence, the jobs.4.The prison, employment, the society. 5.people, the crime

  35. Veronica Plenty says

    1. prison/the lack of rehabilitation
    2. people/employment (also owing to the difficulty)
    3. a prison sentence/jobs (useful skills, this will help)
    4. prison/employment/society
    5. people/crime

  36. 1. prison / lack
    2. people / employment
    3. a prison sentence / jobs
    4. prison / employment / society
    5. people / crime

  37. 1. prison, lack of
    2. people, employment
    3.a prison sentence, jobs
    4. prison, employment, society
    5.people, crime

  38. 1. Prison…..lack of
    2. The people…. employment
    3. Prison sentence…..jobs
    4. The prison….. employment….the society
    5. The people…. The crime

  39. 1. Reason, lack of
    2. People, employment
    3. A prison sentence, jobs
    4. Prison, employment
    5. People, crime

  40. 1. the prison, lack of
    2. the people , employment
    3. prison sentence, jobs
    4.the prison,employment,the society
    5.people, crime

  41. Narayanan Namboodiri.K. says

    1.The reason for most first time offenders committing crime again, once they are released from prison is lack of rehabilitation.
    2.Repeat offending is also owing to the fact that people with a criminal record find it difficult to get employment.
    3.learn a useful skill
    4.When offenders released from prison can find employment,it helps them reintegrate into society.
    5.Harsh prison sentence deters people from repeating a crime

  42. 1. the prison/lack of
    2. people / employment
    3. a prison sentence/jobs
    4. the prison/employment/the society
    5. people/crime

  43. Oguntade Fehintoluwa Folakemi says

    1. the prison / the lack of rehabilitation.
    2. people / employment
    3. a prison sentence / jobs
    4. the prison / employment / the society
    5. people / crime

  44. 1. Prison, the lack of
    2. People, employment
    3. A prison sentence, jobs
    4.prison, employment, society
    5. People, crime

  45. 1.Prison
    2. lack of
    3.The people
    4.Employment
    5.A prison sentence
    6. Jobs
    7.the prison
    8. The employment
    9.society
    10.peeople
    11. Crime

  46. Rawia Obida says

    1. prison / lack of
    2. people / employment
    3. a prison sentence / jobs
    4. prison/ employment/society
    5. people/crime

  47. Swarajit kar says

    1. The prison, the lack of
    2. People, the employment
    3. Prison sentence, jobs
    4. The prison, employment, the society
    5. People, the crime

  48. 1. prison
    2. lack of
    3. a prison sentence
    4. prison, employment, the society
    5. the people, the crime

  49. 1. ………….are due to lack of rehabilitation.
    2. …………………owing to the difficulty of finding employment.
    3……………….skills that will help them
    4……………….and they can find
    5………………deter people from considering the crime.

  50. 1. Ensuring that people serving( a) prison sentence
    2. reintegrate back into the( without the) society
    3. Harsh prison sentences deter the ( without the)people

  51. Anunay Gupta says

    1. the lack
    2. difficulty that the people with a criminal record have of finding employment
    3. the people
    4. prison (not the prison), society (not the society)
    5. people (not the people)

    • Afework Mekonnen says

      1. ……are (instead of have been)…the lack..,
      2. Repatitive offending,…. difficulty…….with criminal records…… Finding employment.
      3. Ensuring people……sentences….
      4. When..,.. from prison…..back to society
      5. ……deter people .,considering a crime.

  52. Hi Liz,
    This was really taxing for me.

    Thanks for all your recent tasks. They have made my stay at home active.

    Thank you so much for keeping us busy.

    Regards,
    Favorite

  53. 1. (the) prison (due to)
    2. Difficult(difficulty) , a, of,the
    3. that
    4. back
    5. the, the(a)
    =>Hash prison sentences deter people from considering a crime.

  54. 1-the lack of
    2- employment (without the)
    3- Serving a prison sentence
    4- from prison (without the)
    5- deter people from (without the)

  55. 2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have in finding employment.
    3. Ensuring that people who are serving prison sentence learn useful skills, will help them fine jobs when they are released.
    4 when offenders are released from the prison and can find employment, it helps them to reintegrate back into the society.
    5.

  56. Kanika Mehra says

    4 when the offenders

  57. Kanika Mehra says

    1: the most, the lack of
    2:too difficult, ‘the’is used wrong
    3:the people
    4 can help
    5: –

  58. 1. The reason for the most first-time offenders committing crimes again, once they have been released from prison, is due to lack of rehabilitation.
    2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have of finding employment.
    3. Ensuring that people serving prison sentences learn useful skills will help them find jobs when they are released.
    4. When offenders are released from prison and can find employment, it helps them reintegrate back into society.
    5. Harsh prison sentences deter people from considering the crime.

    • 1. Ensuring that people serving ( with a)
      2. reintegrate back into the ( without the)
      3. Harsh prison sentences deter the ( without the)

  59. 1. The reason for most of the first-time offenders committing crime again, once they have been released from prison is due to the lack of rehabilitation.
    2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have in finding the employment.
    3. Ensuring that people serving prison sentence learn useful skills will help them find a job when they are released.
    4. When offenders are released from prison and they find employment, it helps them reintegrate back into the society.
    5. Harsh prison sentences deter people from committing the crime.

  60. Austin
    1. Crimes
    2. Of
    3 Jobs
    4. Helps
    5. Deter the

  61. Its too tough, I am not getting it right.

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