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Spotting the error

July 11, 2013 - pdf

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

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