EXERCISE 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she
A B C
was cooking dinner.
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A B
and I delete it all.
C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly complete it.
D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
Choose the part that needs correcting in each sentence
1. please remember A.doing=> to do all the exercises and B.prepare C.for the D.presentationtomorrow
2. it's very A.difficult for you B.to do well C.in school if you do not pay D.attentive=> attentoin tothe lessons3. A.to me=> For me, B.getting C. a 10 in an english test is not D. an inachieveble task
4. the teacher threatened A. to talk B. to my parents if I didn't C. promise D. learning=> to learn better
5. we can't A. continue our B. presentation if he doesn't stop C. to talk=> talking D.on thephone
6. some schools do not A. allow students B. using => to use cellphones C. in class because it can influence D. student's learning outcomes
7. A. when=> How long are you going B. to stay C. with John? ~ For two weeks then I'm D. taking a trip to Canada
8. the teacher was very A. impressed with my B. improve=> improvement in C.chemistry andD.physics
9. it is essential A. having=> to have a rest after you B. have studied so C. hard D. for the whole day
10. A.Where=> Who do B. you often practice C. speaking english?~ I practice D. with my brother-in law. He's American
Choose the part that needs correcting in each sentence
1. please remember A.doing all the exercises and B.prepare C.for the D.presentationtomorrow
2. it's very A.difficult for you B.to do well C.in school if you do not pay D.attentive tothe lessons
3. A.to me, B.getting C. a 10 in an english test is not D. an inachieveble task
4. the teacher threatened A. to talk B. to my parents if I didn't C. promise D. learningbetter
5. we can't A. continue our B. presentation if he doesn't stop C. to talk D.on thephone
6. some schools do not A. allow students B. using cellphones C. in class because it can influence D. student's learning outcomes
7. A. when are you going B. to stay C. with John? ~ For two weeks then I'm D. taking a trip to Canada
8. the teacher was very A. impressed with my B. improve in C.chemistry and D.physics
9. it is essential A. having a rest after you B. have studied so C. hard D. for the whole day
10. A.Where do B. you often practice C. speaking english?~ I practice D. with my brother-in law. He's American