Error-Spotting Story

Students read a short story containing ten incorrect uses of gerunds or infinitives. They must locate each mistake, underline it, and write the correct form above it. This activity builds proofreading skills and deepens understanding of how incorrect grammar changes meaning. The continuous narrative format helps learners see how verb forms function across extended text. Students practice careful reading, attention to detail, and grammar correction. Detecting errors in context prepares them for editing tasks required in academic writing and real-world communication.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Editing and Revising

English Language Arts – Grammar Error Identification

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension with Attention to Form

English Language Arts – Conventions of Standard English

This worksheet is part of our gerunds and infinitives worksheets collection.