Common grammar terms in error correction	

	Example with error	Error description	
e.g.	Where you live?	missing auxiliary verb - do
	
1	The MTR is very convenience.	
	
2	Our company produces the computers.		
3	I 've been knowing Tim for five years.		
4	You may find cheap electronic goods in Mong Kok.		
5	When I was a child my mum made us to do homework every night.		
6	Although he was small but he was very strong.		
7	I stopped to smoke when I read about lung disease.		
8	She has splitted up with her boyfriend.		

Answers	

	Example with error	Error description	
e.g.	Where you live?	missing auxiliary verb - do	
1	The MTR is very convenience.	Wrong part of speech. Should be adjective, not noun.	
2	Our company produces the computers.	Unnecessary definite article. Articles are not needed in general statements.	
3	I 've been knowing Tim for five years.	Continuous tenses are not normally used for verbs with stative meanings	
4	You may find cheap electronic goods in Mong Kok.	Wrong modal verb. Should be 'can'.	
5	When I was a child my mum made us to do homework every night.	Bare infinitve is used after the verbs 'make' and 'let'.	
6	Although he was small but he was very strong.	Too many linking words. Use 'although' or 'but' - not both.	
7	I stopped to smoke when I read about lung disease.	'Stop' should be followed by a gerund (ing-form) here.	
8	She has splitted up with her boyfriend.	The past participle of the verb 'split' is 'split'