Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1..............., the meeting starts at ten, not nine.
Wrong!
Use "Actually" to give a polite correction before the right information.
2When Ana says, “The class is in Room 10,” you can say, “..............., Ana.”
Wrong!
Use "I think it’s Room 12" to correct the room number softly.
3..............., Mr Lee, but this is my bag, not yours.
Wrong!
Use "Sorry" to make the correction sound polite.
4“Is your car black?” “..............., it’s blue, not black.”
Wrong!
Use "No" before giving the corrected information.
5..............., Dad? The concert is on Friday, not Saturday.
Wrong!
Use "Are you sure" to question the information politely before giving the correction.
6I’m afraid ...............; the shop closes at six.
Wrong!
Use "that’s not right" after "I’m afraid" to correct information politely.
7“Is this Tom’s book?” “..............., I think.”
Wrong!
Use "No, it belongs to Sara" because you are correcting the idea that it is Tom’s book.
8............... we need bus 24, not bus 42.
Wrong!
Use "I think" to make your correction sound less direct.
9..............., we ordered two pizzas, not three.
Wrong!
Use "Sorry, but" before correcting the number politely.
10Sorry, I asked for coffee, ............... tea.
Wrong!
Use "not" in the pattern "coffee, not tea" to correct the drink.
11..............., Mia; the library is next to the bank.
Wrong!
Use "I don’t think so" to disagree politely before giving the correct place.
12Sorry, ............... my name is spelled L-I-N, not L-Y-N.
Wrong!
Use "but" after "Sorry" when you politely correct information.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Actually, the meeting starts at ten, not nine.
- When Ana says, “The class is in Room 10,” you can say, “I think it’s Room 12, Ana.”
- Sorry, Mr Lee, but this is my bag, not yours.
- “Is your car black?” “No, it’s blue, not black.”
- Are you sure, Dad? The concert is on Friday, not Saturday.
- I’m afraid that’s not right; the shop closes at six.
- “Is this Tom’s book?” “No, it belongs to Sara, I think.”
- I think we need bus 24, not bus 42.
- Sorry, but, we ordered two pizzas, not three.
- Sorry, I asked for coffee, not tea.
- I don’t think so, Mia; the library is next to the bank.
- Sorry, but my name is spelled L-I-N, not L-Y-N.

