Grammar · find the error

Spot the Mistake.

Medium

Every sentence has exactly one wrong word — a gender slip, a verb ending, an agreement or a plural. Read it and tap the mistake.

Score Q / ✅ 🔥

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How to play

A short Chinese sentence appears with its English meaning — but one word is wrong.
The mistake might be a measure word (一个书 → 一本书), 不 or 没, 在 or 再, 的, 得 or 地, or a linking word such as 但是 and 所以.
Tap the word you think is the error to see the correction, the pinyin and a one-line rule.
Find the mistake in eight sentences per round.

Spanish sentences you'll practice

Every sentence in this free Spanish game, with its English translation.

我有一本书 I have a book.
我们有三只猫 We have three cats.
我没有钱 I have no money.
我不是学生 I am not a student.
他是老师 He is a teacher.
你是学生吗 Are you a student?
我要三杯水 I want three glasses of water.
我有两条鱼 I have two fish.
今天是星期三 Today is Wednesday.
他住在北京 He lives in Beijing.
你叫什么名字 What is your name?
书在桌子上 The book is on the table.
这是我的书 This is my book.
三个人 Three people.
我有一张纸 I have a sheet of paper.
我吃米饭 I eat rice.
我喝茶 I drink tea.
我看电视 I watch TV.
我听音乐 I listen to music.
他说中文 He speaks Chinese.
我很好你呢 I'm fine, and you?
我不知道 I don't know.
请再说一遍 Please say it again.
他高兴地说 He said happily.
他跑得很快 He runs fast.
我们在吃饭 We are eating.
我昨天没去学校 I didn't go to school yesterday.
我买了一件衣服 I bought a piece of clothing.
他有一辆车 He has a car.
我有两双鞋 I have two pairs of shoes.
我比他更高 I am taller than him.
因为下雨所以我不去 Because it is raining, I am not going.
虽然很贵但是很好 Although it is expensive, it is very good.
我从家到学校 I go from home to school.
学校离我家很近 The school is close to my home.
我给你打电话 I will phone you.
你喝茶还是咖啡 Do you drink tea or coffee?

Questions

What kinds of mistakes are there?

Common learner errors in Mandarin: measure words (三个猫 → 三只猫), 不 and 没, 在 and 再, 的, 得 and 地, 比 with 很, and linking pairs such as 因为…所以….

How does this help?

Spotting errors trains you to notice the small words that carry Chinese grammar, and each answer comes with a one-line rule and the pinyin of the right sentence.