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Sentence correction exercise

October 24th, 2011 in Common Mistakes

In each of the following pairs of sentences, one sentence is correct, and the other is wrong. Choose the correct sentence.

1. a) He asked had we taken our food. / b) He asked if we had taken our food.

2. a) He asked where I was going. / b) He asked that where I was going.

3. a) He asked to her why she was angry. / b) He asked her why she was angry.

4. a) No one cared for him after his wife died. / b) No one took care of him after his wife had died.

5. a) When I went there I found that the bag had disappeared. / b) When I went there I found that the bag was disappeared.

6. a) I did not stop because he had gone out before I arrived. / b) I did not stop because he went out before I arrived.

7. a) When I go to Bombay I will see him. / b) When I will go to Bombay I will see him.

Answers

1. He asked if we had taken our food.

2. He asked where I was going.

3. He asked her why she was angry.

4. No one took care of him after his wife had died.

5. When I went there I found that the bag had disappeared.

6. I did not stop because he had gone out before I arrived.

7. When I go to Bombay I will see him