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Spotting the error

July 11, 2013 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that completes the sentence and makes it grammatically correct.

1. Sigmund Freud ………………… his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father ……………………………….. not at home.

Correct! Wrong!

3. While he was walking along the road a speeding car knocked …………………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

4. Though none of his well-wishers …………………………………. to help him I helped him by lending him $100 dollars.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Your ……………………………………. on others even for trivial matters may prove disadvantageous.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Sigmund Freud published his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.
2. I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father were not at home.
3. While he was walking along the road a speeding car knocked him down.
4. Though none of his well-wishers came forward to help him I helped him by lending him $100 dollars.
5. Your over-dependence on others even for trivial matters may prove disadvantageous.

 

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