Correct the mistakes and rewrite the following sentences.
1The shopkeeper will either return the money or ............... the article.
Wrong!
Use the base verb "exchange" after "will" and parallel with "return".
2............... he is poor, he will not accept this insult.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to show contrast between being poor and refusing the insult.
3Ram was a naughty boy who ............... with his classmates.
Wrong!
Use "often quarreled" for a repeated past habit.
4Women are said to be fond of flattery; ............... they are unaware of the weakness it can show.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "maybe" to mean "perhaps" before a full clause.
5Because you insist ............... my going there, I shall do so.
Wrong!
The correct preposition after "insist" is "on".
6Chandra Gupta, the founder of the Gupta Empire, ............... for a long period.
Wrong!
Use "ruled" to mean governed as a king or emperor.
7An ideal student works hard, ............... his parents and teachers, and has good character.
Wrong!
Use "respects" to agree with the singular subject "student" and to parallel "works".
8While I was taking a walk in the park early in the morning, I stumbled upon a snake ............... I took for a string.
Wrong!
Use "which" because the relative pronoun refers to a snake, not a person.
9All the members of Lal's family ............... his youngest son are well settled in their respective fields.
Wrong!
Use "except" to mean excluding someone from the group.
10India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh ............... the Indian subcontinent.
Wrong!
Use "constitute" because the compound subject has three countries and is plural.
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- The shopkeeper will either return the money or exchange the article.
- Though he is poor, he will not accept this insult.
- Ram was a naughty boy who often quarreled with his classmates.
- Women are said to be fond of flattery; maybe they are unaware of the weakness it can show.
- Because you insist on my going there, I shall do so.
- Chandra Gupta, the founder of the Gupta Empire, ruled for a long period.
- An ideal student works hard, respects his parents and teachers, and has good character.
- While I was taking a walk in the park early in the morning, I stumbled upon a snake which I took for a string.
- All the members of Lal’s family except his youngest son are well settled in their respective fields.
- India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh constitute the Indian subcontinent.