| | Choose the Right Word: This activity is based on sentences written by ESL writers who used wrong words. Choose the correct word. |
| 1. | The weather was so fresh, and colorful flowers both sides of the walkways. |
| 2. | My dream was college as soon as I came to the United States. |
| 3. | Until this fall, I college because the and fees were way above my ability to pay. |
| 4. | If community college education free, it would benefit many immigrants in California. |
| 5. | When people's minds are idle, they start crimes and become dangerous to the community. |
| 6. | Most students have to borrow money to finish their college education. These loans are for a graduate. |
| 7. | When I stayed at home, I felt uncomfortable with in my family. |
| 8.. | My friend was concerned about her mother, for she had been the main for the family after her father passed away. |
| 9. | my accident, I have never drunk alcohol again. |
| 10. | All of us have experiences that teach us important lessons about life. They are like lamps light our path. |
| 11. | However, Santiago was with other co-workers in a of problems related to cheating. |
| 12. | My father encouraged me to follow my dream of becoming a well-educated person with no problems. |
| 13. | My father, at age sixty-five, didn't have a job and no one would hire an old man. He had to sell home-packed vergtables on the corners of the streets. My mother struggled to buy basic with the little money he made. |
| 14. | I ask my children to show tolerance to other religions, cultures, and lifestyles. I always them that these values are as good as our understanding of them. |
| 15. | When I got an A in the class, I was and proud of my . |
| 16. | One day my violin teacher a pedestrian he was driving. |
| 17. | A few people use fake degrees to get jobs, and this brings several risks to people. |
| 18. | I don't have enough money to pay my bills. |
| 19. | poor students will not be able to attend a community college because of increasing fees. |
| 20. | The Cal-Works program offers financial assistance to help students their goals. |
| 21. | I told my friends they shouldn't demonstrate against increased fees because we can't too much from the government. |
| 22. | The most obvious benefit of school fees is that colleges will have enough financial to spend on their . |
| 23. | The state has to distribute money to many social seniors and poor children. |
| 24. | Students who pay college tuition will feel more to study. |
| 25. | Parents their children how to build a family. |
| 26. | I have a friend who the same age as my niece. |
| 27. | Getting a college education is the only we have to better ourselves. |
| 28. | According to an FBI study, more than 75% of the criminals in California are college . |
| 29. | In the 1960s, the in China was very low. |
| 30. | The Coalition Party for Unity and Democracy, ordered a stop to the ballot counting and proclaimed itself the winner. It the opposition party leaders with of death or imprisonment. |
Word choice errors include use of wrong words | wrong verb, auxiliary verb, verb particle, preposition, or relative pronoun | nonspecific or imprecise words | empty phrases, unnecessary repetition, and wordiness | cliches, slang, and informal word use.