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Sentence correction exercise

April 1, 2014 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1. The doctor suggested ........................................ take a vacation.
Wrong!
2. Learning ........................................... isn’t easy.
Wrong!
3. I need .............................................. sleep.
Wrong!
4. We had ............................................. time on the top of the mountain.
Wrong!
5. I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone .......................................... operation.
Wrong!
6. The more you read the ........................................... you understand.
Wrong!
7. On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied ............................................ a child.
Wrong!
8. Will you please .................................................. me a copy of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?
Wrong!
9. The man who knocked ............................................. the door was a stranger.
Wrong!
10. What is the difference .............................................. these cars?
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

1. The doctor suggested that the patient should take a vacation. (Suggest cannot be followed by a to-infinitive. Instead, we use a that-clause or an –ing form.)

2. Learning French isn’t easy.

3. I need a good sleep.

4. We had a great time on the top of the mountain.

5. I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone an operation.

6. The more you read the less you understand.

7. On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied by a child.

8. Will you please lend me a copy of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?

9. The man who knocked on the door was a stranger.

10. What is the difference between these cars?

 

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