Complete the following sentences.
1She hurt her arm as well as ............... her leg.
Wrong!
After "as well as", use the gerund "breaking" here.
2Alice bathed, breakfasted, dressed, and ...............
Wrong!
The simple past verb "went out" continues the sequence of past actions.
3Gandhi ............... a simple life.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "lived" for the life of a historical person who is no longer alive.
4The weather ..............., they decided to have a picnic.
Wrong!
The absolute phrase "being fine" correctly gives the reason before the main clause.
5............... Kalinga, Asoka decided not to fight any more wars.
Wrong!
Use the perfect participle "Having conquered" for an earlier completed action.
6............... to his feet, the chairman rebuked the protesting members who disturbed the meeting.
Wrong!
The participle "Getting" introduces an action happening just before the main action.
7The police did not, ..............., succeed in arresting him.
Wrong!
The interrupter "however" is correctly set off by commas in this sentence.
Answers
- She hurt her arm as well as breaking her leg.
- Alice bathed, breakfasted, dressed, and went out
- Gandhi lived a simple life.
- The weather being fine, they decided to have a picnic.
- Having conquered Kalinga, Asoka decided not to fight any more wars.
- Getting to his feet, the chairman rebuked the protesting members who disturbed the meeting.
- The police did not, however, succeed in arresting him.
