What is the grammatical error in the following sentence?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Locked away in an old bag. I was surprise to found my passport.

Thanks

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Hi abc71044

There is more than one error. Here is a corrected version:

I was surprised to find my passport locked away in an old bag.

Amy

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Hi ABC

Could I also give an additional comment on it? See Blow.

1-Locked away in an old house, she felt like a vegetable.

2- Frustrated, he decided to return to his country.

Do you get what I am trying to say, ABC? :smiley:

Tom

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I’d say 'Being locked…

Which is better?

Tamara

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Thanks Amy,
but how about this?
I was surprised to find my passport which is locked away in an old bag.

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Sorry Tom,
I’m afraid that I can’t get what you mean…

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Hi abc71044

I would replace “is” with “was” (or “had been”):
I was surprised to find my passport which was locked away in an old bag.

In my opinion, this new sentence has a slightly different meaning than my sentence. But that’s OK. It just depends on what you want to stress. Your sentence says that you were surprised to find your passport and then it simply explains where the passport was (without being surprised by that).

My sentence was:
I was surprised to find my passport locked away in an old bag.

In my sentence the surprise is much more strongly connected with where you found the passport.

Amy