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 ............... by the referee, the swimmers sprang into the water.
Wrong!
The bell received the action (the referee rang it), 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".
4The old guest house, which ............... by the ministry since 1990, is to be sold.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive "has been used" shows a situation that started in 1990 and continues up to now.
5One of the officers who ............... of treachery was the major himself.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun "who" refers to the plural noun "officers", so the passive verb is plural: "were suspected". The main verb "was" agrees with "One".
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.
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- The villagers dug a deep well, but they could not find any water.
- When the bell was rung by the referee, the swimmers sprang into the water.
- The manager sent for the clerk, who came at once.
- The old guest house, which has been used by the ministry since 1990, is to be sold.
- One of the officers who were 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.