Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. ………………………. up, the thief ran away.
Wrong!
When we split the clauses we get:
The thief jumped up. He ran away. We can connect them with the present participle jumping.
2. ………………………… he sat down to rest.
Wrong!
When we split the clauses we get:
He was tired. He sat down to rest.
We can combine them using being tired.
3. William I defeated Harold …………………… was the successor of Edward the Confessor in 1066.
Wrong!
We use who to refer to people.
4. This town ……………………….. was once a prosperous sea-port is now a heap of ruins.
Wrong!
We use which to refer to places and things.
5. The young woman fainted ………………….. hearing the news of her husband’s death.
Wrong!
6. The police ………………………, the mob dispersed.
Wrong!
The two clauses are:
The police arrived. The mob dispersed. Here the clauses have different subjects. We can connect them using ‘having arrived’.
7. ………………………… his foot, he stopped.
Wrong!
He hurt his foot. He stopped. We can combine them using 'having hurt'.
8. The cow provides milk ………………………… is a nutritious food.
Wrong!
We use which to refer to things.
9. His uncle ………………………. was a millionaire sent him to England for higher studies.
Wrong!
That is not used in non-identifying relative clauses.
10. Chaucer ………………………… was the first great English poet was born in 1340.
Wrong!
That is not used in non-identifying relative clauses.
11. Nobody knows ………………………… Homer, the great poet, was born.
Wrong!
12. He ………………………. does not work must starve.
Wrong!
Only who can replace pronouns like he and she.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. Jumping up, the thief ran away.
2. Being tired he sat down to rest.
3. William I defeated Harold who was the successor of Edward the Confessor in 1066.
4. This town which was once a prosperous sea-port is now a heap of ruins.
5. The young woman fainted on hearing the news of her husband’s death.
6. The police having arrived, the mob dispersed.
7. Having hurt his foot, he stopped.
8. The cow provides milk which is a nutritious food.
9. His uncle who was a millionaire sent him to England for higher studies.
10. Chaucer who was the first great English poet was born in 1340.
11. Nobody knows where Homer, the great poet, was born.
12. He who does not work must starve.
