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Sentence correction

May 1, 2011 - B1pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1He is ............... his seventeenth year.
Wrong!
2He is ............... eighteen.
Wrong!
3............... my opinion it is wrong.
Wrong!
4Our house is built ............... bricks.
Wrong!
5He went ............... the building.
Wrong!
6He was prevented ............... coming.
Wrong!
7There was a match ............... Team A and Team B.
Wrong!
8There was a fight ............... John and Peter yesterday.
Wrong!
9The First World War was fought ............... 1914 and 1918.
Wrong!
10He asked ............... a rise.
Wrong!
11Everyday he walks ten miles ............... foot.
Wrong!
12I shall inform them ............... this.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. He is in his seventeenth year.
  2. He is over eighteen.
  3. In my opinion it is wrong.
  4. Our house is built of bricks.
  5. He went behind the building.
  6. He was prevented from coming.
  7. There was a match between Team A and Team B.
  8. There was a fight between John and Peter yesterday.
  9. The First World War was fought between 1914 and 1918.
  10. He asked for a rise.
  11. Everyday he walks ten miles on foot.
  12. I shall inform them of this.
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