The sentences on the right have mistakes that are too common in China. Do you make these same mistakes? Read the sentences and try to figure out what's wrong. After you try to correct them yourself, look at the answer key below to see the correct forms.

COLLEGE ENGLISH WRITING
Correcting Chinglish in
College Writing

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1. Yesterday I go to the park.
2. My sister will buy a wardrobe to store his clothes.
3. That boy really like swimming.
4. I will be late for about fifteen minutes.
5. We should make more efforts to improve our English.
6. There have forty students in my class.
7. How to say this word in English.
8. This city is very pollution.
9. Your shirt is same to mine.
10. Drinking soda is bad to your health.
11. I will accompany with you to the airport.
12. Dave is my foreigner friend.
13.My brother has many dog in his yard.
14. It's a forty minutes ride to my office.
15. I need to go to hospital.
16.Christians worship the God.
17.My mother like playing ping pong.
18. I send an email to you.
19. She gave it to me when arrived at my office.
20.Student who failed my class must take it again next year.
21. Do you find your wallet?
22. Do you arrive at the train station yet?
23. I took my lunch at a noodle shop.
24. Please call me when you arrive your hotel.
25.You can choose seat when buy ticket.
26. If you have larger bag, please bring.
27. You will be success.
28. We don't have enough chance to practice English.

ANSWER KEY TO ABOVE SENTENCES:
1. Yesterday I went to the park.
2. My sister will buy a wardrobe to store her clothes.
3. That boy really likes swimming.
4.  I will be about fifteen minutes late.
5. We should make more effort to improve our English.
6. There are forty students in my class.
7. How do you say this word in English.
8. This city is very polluted.
9. Your shirt is the same as mine.
10. Drinking soda is bad for your health.
11. I will accompany you to the airport.
12. Dave is my foreign friend.
13. My brother has many dogs in his yard.
14. It's a forty minute ride to my office
15. I need to go to the hospital.
16. Christians worship God.
17. My mother likes playing ping pong.
18. I sent an email to you.
                                   or
18. I will send an email to you.
19. She gave it to me when she arrived at my office.
20. Students who failed my class must take it again next year.
                                   or
20 The student who failed my class must take it again next year.
21. Did you find your wallet?
22. Did you arrive at the train station yet?
                                  or
22. Have you arrived at the train station yet?
23. I ate my lunch at a noodle shop.
24. Please call me when you arrive at your hotel.
25. You can choose your seat when you buy your ticket.
26. If you have a larger bag, please bring it.
27. You will be successful.
                                  or
27. You will succeed.
28. We don't have enough chances to practice English.