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Sentence Correction Exercise

November 4, 2017 B1pdf

In each of the following sentences you have to remove a word to make them grammatically correct. Identify that word which needs to be removed.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1He went to work despite of his illness.
Wrong!
Remove "of" because "despite" is used without "of" before a noun phrase.
2Raju, who he is my best friend, is a writer.
Wrong!
Remove "he" because the relative pronoun "who" already acts as the subject of the clause.
3No matter what that I do, I can't make her happy.
Wrong!
Remove "that" because "no matter what" is not followed by "that" in this structure.
4She is busy at the work and won't be home before 10:30.
Wrong!
Remove "the" because the fixed expression is "at work".
5I have decided to quit my job a week ago.
Wrong!
Remove "have" because the present perfect is not used with a finished past-time expression such as "a week ago".
6You should complain of if you are not happy with the service you receive.
Wrong!
Remove "of" because "complain" is used without it before an if-clause.
7You had better not to wake him up when you get home.
Wrong!
Remove "to" because "had better" is followed by the base form of the verb.
8You should tell to me exactly what happened there.
Wrong!
Remove "to" because "tell" is followed directly by the person told.
9He is clever, but he lacks of experience.
Wrong!
Remove "of" because "lack" takes a direct object without a preposition.
10She does not resemble to either of her parents.
Wrong!
Remove "to" because "resemble" takes a direct object without a preposition.
11I have written to every my friend I have.
Wrong!
Remove "my" because "every" is not used before a possessive adjective in this noun phrase.
12I don't speak of either French or German.
Wrong!
Remove "of" because "speak" takes language names directly in this meaning.

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  1. He went to work despite of his illness. — of
  2. Raju, who he is my best friend, is a writer. — he
  3. No matter what that I do, I can’t make her happy. — that
  4. She is busy at the work and won’t be home before 10:30. — the
  5. I have decided to quit my job a week ago. — have
  6. You should complain of if you are not happy with the service you receive. — of
  7. You had better not to wake him up when you get home. — to
  8. You should tell to me exactly what happened there. — to
  9. He is clever, but he lacks of experience. — of
  10. She does not resemble to either of her parents. — to
  11. I have written to every my friend I have. — my
  12. I don’t speak of either French or German. — of

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