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Spotting the error

July 11, 2013 - C1pdf

Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that completes the sentence and makes it grammatically correct.

Progress 0 of 5 answered
1Sigmund Freud ............... his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.
Wrong!
2I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father ............... not at home.
Wrong!
3While he was walking along the road a speeding car knocked ...............
Wrong!
4Though none of his well-wishers ............... to help him I helped him by lending him $100 dollars.
Wrong!
5Your ............... on others even for trivial matters may prove disadvantageous.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/5

Answers

  1. Sigmund Freud published his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.
  2. I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father were not at home.
  3. While he was walking along the road a speeding car knocked him down
  4. Though none of his well-wishers came forward to help him I helped him by lending him $100 dollars.
  5. Your over-dependence on others even for trivial matters may prove disadvantageous.
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