Over 1,000 Windows 95 Programs/Over 1000 Windows 95 Programs (Microforum) (Disc 1).iso/0522/gramtest.txt

Text File | 1997-04-03 | 13KB | 490 lines

This file is a comprehensive test of all the error messages in WinProof.

SUBJECT VERB DISAGREEMENT

The boat that held the lobsters are coming home.
The cars is in the garage.
We eats in the car.
The car is in the garage and he are in the house.

UNUSUAL WORD USAGE

I we examine the problem, it is a problem.
The car than I want is blue.

NEED OBJECTIVE PRONOUN

I wanted to help Larry and he.
I like she.
We need to see I.
The people would like to see we in the ship.

PRONOUN NOT REFLEXIVE

I like me.
You are going to see you.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN DOES NOT MATCH SUBJECT

I would like to find himself.
John is going by yourself.

NEED SUBJECTIVE PRONOUN

I know that them are good.
Them are good apples.
Him is a good person for the job.

ENDING PUNCTUATION MISSING

This is an example
The sentence is broken into sections.
This is the end This is another sentence.

ADJECTIVE DISAGREES WITH NOUN

John found several problem with the car.
I found a few piece in the store.

SINGULAR NOUN NEEDED

John found a problems with the car.
I have one problems with your solution.

DOUBLED WORD

I know that that car is going to win the race.
It is easy to double the
the last word in the sentence.

MISSING ARTICLE

I like car.
This is going to be tough car race.

MISSING QUOTATIONS

This is a missing "quote in the sentence.
Another type of {quote should not matter.

MISSING INFINITIVE

I wanted teach children.
I am going find the answer.

INCORRECT POSSESSIVE

The boat's are in the water.
I do not like the coat's because they are green.

NEEDS POSSESSIVE

I need the parents approval before I can act.

MISSING VERB PHRASE

The blue car in the garage.
The car that I like in the garage.

EXTRA COMMA

I have a, car, a boat, and a house.
One day a, car drove into the garage.

COMMAS NEEDED FOR LARGE NUMBERS

The boat cost $15000.
There were 342354 bytes in the file.
The number 432432343 is really big.

SPELL OUT NUMBER

There were 7 people on board.
290 people were in the ship.

MIXED CAPITALIZATION

I wanted to thanK Mr. Jones.
I want to visiT Washington.
That is not fuNny.

NEED QUESTION MARK

Did you clean your room.
How did you survive.
What is going on.

NOT A QUESTION

The captain knows the crew?
Paint the green car?
This boring sentence tried to be a question?

USE AN INSTEAD OF A

A apple fell from the tree.
It is a honor to serve in the military.
We need a FBI agent.

USE A INSTEAD OF AN

An car is parked in the lot.
I found an book in the store.

VULGAR OR ARCHAIC LANGUAGE

We are going to shit the product on time.
The team will piss the ball.

SPLIT INFINITIVES

He wanted to quickly find the answer.
He wanted to very quickly find the answer.
The ship was to swiftly enter the battle.

INCORRECT VERB TENSE

I have wrote several books.
You are never forced to review what you have wrote.
I had walk to the house.
The car drive to the sea.
I driving to the sea.
John eat the cake.

INCORRECT SUBJUNCTIVE

If John was at home, he would be happy.
I am stupid if the Earth was flat.

DOUBLE SUPERLATIVES

He has the more better car.
The most fastest car is here.

TOO MANY CONJUNCTIONS

He finished his ham and eggs and ate a biscuit and then
stood and put on his hat and coat.
I do not know whether to have apples or oranges or peaches or
lemon pie or just to forget dessert entirely and have tea.

TOO MANY PHRASES

The car that is in the garage that is in my house that
is located in the city that is a good place to live is a
classic car.
The school that was awarded the award that was for excellence had known
that education that works is education that is worthwhile.

DOUBLE NEGATIVE

We could not never find him.
You will not find him never.

USE OR INSTEAD OF NOR

I wanted either the car nor the boat.
His choice was either going to the race nor staying at home.

USE NOR INSTEAD OF OR

I wanted neither the car or the boat.
She was neither right or wrong.

USE WHO FOR PERSONS

The person which took the food was hungry.
I know people which took the food.

SEXIST LANGUAGE

The chairman controls the company.
The mailman is always on time.

USE NUMBER INSTEAD OF AMOUNT

The amount of cars was good for the show.
I want to know the amount of boats in the parade.

SENTENCE CAPITALIZATION

this is a sentence.

all sentences should begin with a capital letter.

REWRITABLE PASSIVE SENTENCES

The food was eaten by John.
This ball was thrown by the football star.
The complex sentence that Mary wrote had been tested by the advanced
grammar checking program that the programmer wrote.

SENTENCE TOO LONG

This sentence in this test sequence is supposed to find out if I can build a
sentence that is so long that it becomes hard to understand by most normal
people who read sentences and a grammar checker might run into these in the course
of proofreading a document that someone wanted to check for serious grammar
errors.

SAME SENTENCE BEGINNING

The car is blue and green. The boat is going to the big race tomorrow. The
train will arrive at 6:00PM.

I know this is important. I know that if I lose, it will be bad. I will not
make any mistakes.

EXTRA SPACES

There should be no extra        spaces in the sentence.
It is  easy to leave extra spaces in documents.

USE THAT INSTEAD OF WHICH

The car which I bought was very expensive.
This is the boat which can go very fast.

PUNCTUATION INSIDE OF QUOTATIONS

"I want that seat", she said in a loud voice.
He said "I can do it", and he ran off.
His book was called "The Bad Story".

NEED ADVERB INSTEAD OF ADJECTIVE

She sang beautiful.
He ran away quick.

USE WELL INSTEAD OF GOOD

You play very good.
I know that you will fight good.

AGREEMENT FOR HERE AND THERE

There is the cars.
Here is the cars.
There are the car.
Here are the car.
Is there cars in the garage?
Are there water in the boat?

CUSTOM GRAMMAR RULES

He entered into a contract.
They faced up to their obligations.
John moved inside of the ship.
The plane took off of the carrier.
I will open up the can.
We can not do this.
The news paper was late.
My mother in law is great.
The two by fours were holding up the house.
Seeing that he was there, they let him stay.
Being that it is here, I will fix it.
Dr Ben Jones is the best doctor.
I know Mr Bill will find you.
Do you know where Mrs Jones went?
The Galactic Corp is very powerful.
Ms Jones is a tough teacher.
Widgetet Inc makes complex widgets for the government.
I work for the Xman Co as a janitor.
The bike was as light as a feather.
To add insult to injury, he fell into the water.
It was like finding a needle in a haystack.
I have a sneaking suspicion that he is guilty.
This is our hour of need.
The car was white as snow in the winter.
The device was the cat's meow of gadgets.
We need an acid test to determine the results.
It will be easier said than done.
We will deliver a crushing blow to the competition.
They will face the music.
As a matter of fact, we are the best.
It will ship when it is good and ready.
I will get to the bottom of this problem.
On the whole, it worked.
We will implement the program along these lines.
We will continue to see you in the foreseeable future.
In spite of your attitude, we will keep you.
In order to deliver the program, we will work hard.
You have a lot of problems.
This plan will effect the solution.
We want to except the prize.
You need to know that I am innocent.
We need an other car.
The car that i bought was a lemon.
At the present time, we are stuck in the mud.
Please make out a check in the amount of the bill.
It would seem that this is a cliche.
In view of the fact that he is guilty, we will stop him.
I will help you in spite of the fact that I dislike you.
The car came within the vicinity of the building.
This was a great moment in time.
The fact of the matter is that you are being stubborn.
This is one of the most wordy sentences.
As an added bonus, we will fly you to Hawaii.
I have no earthly idea about the project.
The manager could see the handwriting on the wall.
His pleas had fallen on deaf ears.
I ironed out the details.
I feel on top of the world.
It goes without saying that we need you.
I am at a loss for words over this disaster.
I will try and find the house.
Try and find the house on the map.
I will try out the new car.
This food is as good or better than home cooking.
I do not know as to whether I should keep it.
I will paint the house as soon as I buy some paint.
The government counted up its money.
John needs to rest up before the race.
It feels kind of hot.
She is currently the president of the company.
That was kind of informal.
You have come a long ways.
He acted like he owned the place.
I will wet my appetite at the party.
He had learnt his lesson.
We daren't do the deed.
You needn't worry about me.
Betty shan't be late.
The people departed from the airport.
Mary protested against the pollution of the water.
I got a huge head-ache.
The plane flew with the co-pilot in charge.
Congress signed a free trade agreement.
You are a very fine boy.
Tom had a real good stereo system.
The store had a real fine dress.
We will return back to our house.
The consequent results were disappointing.
He was saying meaningless gibberish.
The awkward dilemma confused everyone.
It may be said that he was a proud person.
It might be stated that they succeeded in their task.
We took a leisurely trip down the river.
It was incredibly hot.
The ongoing review of products takes resources.
I personally like to see the results.
The task will be completed within a few days.
I am most appreciative of your efforts.
Nature will provide for the creatures of the Earth.
This is a case where I know what is right.
This type of crime needs to be punished.
There were various factors such as heat and cold.
We all want to play in the pool.
The fat was removed from all portions of the meat.
The form must be completed in advance.
Dinner will be ready at about 7:00.
Any and all children are invited to the zoo.
The criminal needs legal council.
He had ought to find a place to live.
My brother in law is my best friend.
My past experience will help me.
This is a good color (ie., blue).
I went too the store.
There are to many people in the store.
The blast will effect the buildings.
We tried to effect the results of the experiment.
John knows he needs to illicit new ideas.
The group that will illicit new ideas was formed by the company.

USE FEWER INSTEAD OF LESS

We have fewer sugar than they do.
We have less cars than they do.

IMPROPER DATE FORMAT

Independence day is on July, 4 1776.
I was born November, 27 1963.

UNNECESSARY COLON

The pie needs: sugar, apples, and flour.
I want: a wrench, a screwdriver and a plier.

INTRODUCTORY COMMA MISSING

In my experience I have never seen such a thing.
By opening the box you will have broken the seal.

USE BRACKETS INSIDE OF QUOTES

He said, "The car (a Jeep) was fun to drive."
I know that his "prized possession (a car)" is kept in a garage.

ENDING PUNCTUATION PROBLEMS

I know that this event is exciting!!!!
He said, "This ... was an ellipsis mark."
You cannot end a sentence like this . . .
Do not add extra spaces .
This is also a problem .. to consider.

TOO MANY SHORT SENTENCES

I live in Seattle. It rains a lot. The scenery is beautiful. I will
stay here. The sky is blue. The grass is green. These trees are tall.
I like it. Short sentences are bad. This is short.

AWKWARD PREPOSITION AT END

Jane did not know how to put the cat out.
I do not know who to sit by.

STARTING WITH AND OR BUT

And she partied all night.
But she got the job done.

FUSED SENTENCES

This is not correct.This sentence is missing a space.
It is too easy.John fell into the ditch.

BAD SPELLING

We dont want to use the wrong words.
I want to spdll this word.

FORMING POSSESSIVE NAMES

Burns' poems are great.

USING IT'S AND ITS

Its a beautiful day. I know its going to shine.
I know it's shell is green. We want to see it's house.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

The car is to hot.
I am going too explode.

I will get supplies form the store.
You need to fill out the from.

I know their is a problem.
We want there secrets.
I want they're strategy for winning.

John wanted to see the affect.
I do not know what will effect the results.

I will illicit ideas from the committee.
The elicit drug was imported from Columbia.

Your in charge of the party.
I like you're car.

TOO MANY NOUNS
The house boat water connection line is here.
I have a water line connection point adapter.

TOO MANY PREPOSITIONS
I walked to the house near the sea by the city in the boat by the ship.
The ship near the dock in the city by the bay was sinking.