Common Grammar Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Estimated Time: 60 minutes
🎯 Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
Correct subject–verb agreement errors
Maintain tense consistency
Use articles correctly
Identify and fix common grammar mistakes
1️⃣ Subject–Verb Agreement
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
✔ The student writes clearly.
✘ The student write clearly.
✔ The students write clearly.
✘ The students writes clearly.
Common Mistake:
Words between subject and verb confuse students.
✔ The group of students is ready.
(Not “are”)
2️⃣ Tense Consistency
Do not change tense unnecessarily.
✘ She studied hard and passes the exam.
✔ She studied hard and passed the exam.
Choose one time frame and stay consistent.
3️⃣ Articles (a, an, the)
A / An → Non-specific nouns
I saw a dog.
She is an engineer.
The → Specific nouns
The dog that I saw was brown.
Common Errors:
✘ She is teacher.
✔ She is a teacher.
✘ I bought book.
✔ I bought a book.
📝 Example Sentences with Corrections
He go to school every day.
→ He goes to school every day.Students was happy.
→ Students were happy.She bought apple.
→ She bought an apple.The life is difficult.
→ Life is difficult. (No article needed)
🧪 Interactive Quiz (You Can Build in Themify)
Multiple Choice Example:
She ____ playing football.
a) like
b) likes
c) likingThey ____ to the market yesterday.
a) go
b) goes
c) wentHe is ____ honest person.
a) a
b) an
c) the
🏫 Classroom Drill Activities
Quick correction race (teams correct sentences on board)
Grammar bingo
Peer editing paragraphs
Daily “Error of the Day” activity
👩🏫 Teacher Notes
Focus on one grammar point per lesson
Use student writing samples for correction practice
Encourage self-editing before teacher correction
✅ Lesson Summary
Grammar accuracy improves with regular practice. Students should learn to identify their own common mistakes and correct them confidently.