check pls

1.His mother is taking him to a clinic because he is sick.

-This sentence is grammatically correct.
-You might also change something as follows:
-His mother is taking him to a clinic because of his sickness.

2.Vera was play swing in the playground yesterday.

-There are some mistakes in this sentence.
-Correction:Vera was playing swing on the playground yesterday.
(1) Past continuous tense+ing (2) on the playground, not in(wrong preposition)

3.Don't eavesdrop again when we are taking.

-There should be: Don't eavesdrop again when we are talking/chatting.
(1) Use talking or chatting instead of taking.

4.This novel I borrowed from Tom.

-This sentence is not easy to understand...
-You may change it as: This novel, which I borrowed from Tom, is interesting.
-or...I borrowed this novel from Tom.
This novel was borrowed from Tom. (Passive Voice)

5.The policemen set a trap to catch the thief.

-This sentence is grammatically correct.
-You may change the word catch as arrest or seize.

6.There is some speck on your T-shirt.

-There are something wrong in the above sentence.
-There should be: There is some specks on your T-shirt.
-Use the plural form...-->some

7.The tie is made of silk.
-Correct!

8.We are taking photos of the waterfall.
-No problem!

9.Sandy mop the floor everyday.

-There are some mistakes in this sentence.
-There should be: Sandy mops the floor every day.
(1)add an 's' -->singular form (2)It is better to write every day separately.

10.We drank some softdrink to quench our thirst.

-You should correct it as:
We drank some(several) cups/glasses of soft drink to quench our thirst.
(1) Soft drink is uncountable. (2) And it is better to write soft drink separately.

2007-04-13 20:23:45 補充：
6.There is some speck on your T-shirt.-There are something wrong in the above sentence.-There should be: There are some specks on your T-shirt.-Use the plural form...-- some -Change there is into there are

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2.was playing
3.-
4.was borrowed
5.-
6.-
7.-
8.are taking some photos
9.every day
10.softdrinks

10. soft drink

2007-04-13 20:04:31 補充：
2. was swinging4. is borrowed6. there are7. was made8. some photos9. every day