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Sentence correction: grammar exercise

April 28, 2013 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1Sid can play tennis as ............... as his brother.
Wrong!
2The match had hardly begun ............... it started raining.
Wrong!
3That was ............... a mistake.
Wrong!
4He talks more ............... than his brother. Needless to say, he is the more popular of the two.
Wrong!
5When you become a parent, you will think ............... about children.
Wrong!
6I felt ............... about not having won the championship.
Wrong!
7Winning is not ............... as important as playing well.
Wrong!
8His behavior seemed a little ...............
Wrong!
9He didn’t run ............... enough to qualify for the race.
Wrong!
10We could ............... see the snow-capped mountains at a distance.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. Sid can play tennis as well as his brother.
  2. The match had hardly begun when it started raining.
  3. That was surely a mistake.
  4. He talks more pleasantly than his brother. Needless to say, he is the more popular of the two.
  5. When you become a parent, you will think differently about children.
  6. I felt bad about not having won the championship.
  7. Winning is not nearly as important as playing well.
  8. His behavior seemed a little odd
  9. He didn’t run well enough to qualify for the race.
  10. We could clearly see the snow-capped mountains at a distance.
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