Complete the following sentences.
1The villagers dug a deep well, but ...............
Wrong!
The past-tense result is expressed correctly with "they could not find any water".
2When the bell ..............., the swimmers sprang into the water.
Wrong!
The bell received the action, so the passive form "was rung" is correct.
3The manager sent for the clerk, ............... came at once.
Wrong!
The non-defining relative clause needs the subject pronoun "who".
4Hyderabad House in New Delhi, which ............... by the External Affairs Ministry, is to be sold.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive "is being used" shows the building is in use now.
5One of the officers who ............... of treachery was the major himself.
Wrong!
The singular subject "one" takes the passive form "was suspected".
6He is the only one among our politicians who ............... popular throughout the country.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun refers to "the only one", so "is" is correct.
7Bribery is one of the charges that ............... against him.
Wrong!
The relative clause refers to plural "charges", so "have been leveled" is correct.
Answers
- The villagers dug a deep well, but they could not find any water.
- When the bell was rung, the swimmers sprang into the water.
- The manager sent for the clerk, who came at once.
- Hyderabad House in New Delhi, which is being used by the External Affairs Ministry, is to be sold.
- One of the officers who was suspected of treachery was the major himself.
- He is the only one among our politicians who is popular throughout the country.
- Bribery is one of the charges that have been leveled against him.
