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Sentence correction Exercise

July 15, 2015 - B2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1The boy looked ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "pale" describes how the boy looked.
2Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a ............... of water.
Wrong!
The noun "pail" means a bucket for carrying water.
3He went to ...............
Wrong!
We normally use "London" without an article.
4The children ............... finished their homework.
Wrong!
The plural subject "children" takes "have" in the present perfect.
5The dog licked ............... baby.
Wrong!
The possessive determiner "its" means belonging to it.
6............... raining.
Wrong!
The contraction "It's" means it is.
7Let’s go ............... train.
Wrong!
We use "by" to talk about travelling by a form of transport.
8They ............... the cake in the oven.
Wrong!
The verb "baked" is the natural choice for cooking a cake in an oven.
9The movie was ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "uninteresting" means not interesting.
10The man ............... his wife to look after their children.
Wrong!
The verb "told" is followed by an object and an infinitive clause.
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Answers

  1. The boy looked pale
  2. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
  3. He went to London
  4. The children have finished their homework.
  5. The dog licked its baby.
  6. It’s raining.
  7. Let’s go by train.
  8. They baked the cake in the oven.
  9. The movie was uninteresting
  10. The man told his wife to look after their children.
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