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Unclear sentences Exercise

October 23, 2011 - B2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 9 answered
1............... out of the window, Peter saw a fox in the garden.
Wrong!
Use the present participle "Looking" to show what Peter was doing when he saw the fox.
2The necklace was made ............... oyster shells.
Wrong!
Use "of" when we say what material something is made of.
3Peter's hair badly needs ...............
Wrong!
After "needs" in this meaning, "cutting" means that Peter's hair needs to be cut.
4He ............... yesterday to ask me to come next Sunday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "telephoned" with the finished time expression "yesterday".
5James, ............... from his head, designed a sewing machine for his mother.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "entirely" to modify the phrase "from his head".
6Uncle Thomas, ............... is over ninety, called his granddaughter.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause.
7The basket full of flowers ............... by a girl.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was carried" because the basket received the action.
8The boy ............... lives next door wrote to the President.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause about the boy.
9The boy wore a hat made of jute fiber ............... his head.
Wrong!
Use "on" because a hat is worn on the head.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Looking out of the window, Peter saw a fox in the garden.
  2. The necklace was made of oyster shells.
  3. Peter’s hair badly needs cutting
  4. He telephoned yesterday to ask me to come next Sunday.
  5. James, entirely from his head, designed a sewing machine for his mother.
  6. Uncle Thomas, who is over ninety, called his granddaughter.
  7. The basket full of flowers was carried by a girl.
  8. The boy who lives next door wrote to the President.
  9. The boy wore a hat made of jute fiber on his head.
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