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Complete the given sentences

October 21, 2015 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. She …………… wait for over two years.

Correct! Wrong!

2. It ……………. during the whole of last week.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He would have accepted this proposal, if you ………….. more courteous.

Correct! Wrong!

4. What I don’t understand is why they …………….. so long without lodging a complaint.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Should it prove to be true, I …………… resign from the committee.

Correct! Wrong!

6. If he drank less, he ………………. liver trouble.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Newton saw the apple ……………. to the ground.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. She was made to wait for over two years.

2. It rained during the whole of last week.

3. He would have accepted this proposal, if you had been more courteous.

4. What I don’t understand is why they waited so long without lodging a complaint.

5. Should it prove to be true, I shall resign from the committee.

6. If he drank less, he wouldn’t develop liver trouble.

7. Newton saw the apple fall to the ground.

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