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Sentence correction

May 1, 2011 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. He is ................................ his seventeenth year.

Correct! Wrong!

2. He is ...................................... eighteen.

Correct! Wrong!

3. ....................................... my opinion it is wrong.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Our house is built .................................... bricks.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He went ......................................... the building.

Correct! Wrong!

6. He was prevented ................................... coming.

Correct! Wrong!

7. There was a match ..................................... Team A and Team B.

Correct! Wrong!

8. There was a fight ................................... John and Peter yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

9. The First World War was fought ................................. 1914 and 1918.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He asked ..................................... a rise.

Correct! Wrong!

11. Everyday he walks ten miles ................................... foot.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I shall inform them ........................................ this.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He is sixteen. OR He is in his seventeenth year.

2. He is over eighteen.

3. In my opinion it is wrong. OR I think it is wrong.

4. Our house is built of bricks.

5. He went behind the building. OR He went to the back of the building.

6. He was prevented from coming.

7. There was a match between Team A and Team B.

8. There was a fight between John and Peter yesterday.

9. The First World War was fought between 1914 and 1918.

10. He asked for a rise.

11. Everyday he walks ten miles on foot.

12. I shall inform them of this.

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