You have to omit a word from each of the following sentences to make them grammatically correct. Identify that word.
1Despite of having a headache, I enjoyed the movie.
Wrong!
Write despite or in spite of.
2If you will happen to see Jane, ask her to phone me.
Wrong!
The correct sentence is: If you happen to see Jane, ask her to phone me.
3Broadly to speaking, teachers are overworked and underpaid.
Wrong!
The correct expression is broadly speaking.
4Sometimes people often behave strangely when they are abroad.
Wrong!
Often and sometimes are both adverbs of frequency. Use only one of them in a clause.
5Although I admit that junk food is bad for health, but I don’t think that it should be banned.
Wrong!
The conjunctions although and but mean the same. Use only one of them in a clause.
6Since the day was very hot therefore I didn’t go out.
Wrong!
The word since is used to give the reason and therefore is used to show the effect/result. Use only one of them in a sentence.
7Because she wanted to win the first prize so she worked hard.
Wrong!
We need only one conjunction to connect two clauses.
8He is a man who dare to say what he thinks.
Wrong!
When dare is used as a modal auxiliary it is followed by an infinitive without to.
9She is richer than compared to ninety percent of her neighbors.
Wrong!
Richer than is enough to express this idea.
10You need not to pay for that call.
Wrong!
When need is used as a modal auxiliary, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
11I can’t make the dish washer to work.
Wrong!
Make + object is followed by an infinitive without to.
12Most things seem to be made of from plastic these days.
Wrong!
We use made of when we identify the material used to make something.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Despite of having a headache, I enjoyed the movie. of
- If you will happen to see Jane, ask her to phone me. will
- Broadly to speaking, teachers are overworked and underpaid. to
- Sometimes people often behave strangely when they are abroad. Either sometimes or often
- Although I admit that junk food is bad for health, but I don’t think that it should be banned. Either although or but
- Since the day was very hot therefore I didn’t go out. therefore
- Because she wanted to win the first prize so she worked hard. Either because or so
- He is a man who dare to say what he thinks. to
- She is richer than compared to ninety percent of her neighbors. compared to
- You need not to pay for that call. to
- I can’t make the dish washer to work. to
- Most things seem to be made of from plastic these days. from
