Question

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. Lucky for us, nobody saw us stealing away.
2. Sorry, but I haven’t got round to reading your 500 words essay yet.
3. The strikers began to risentheir voices in protest.
4. He finally confessed to have stolen the money.
5. The meeting lay the basis of a lasting collaboration
6. People would travel by coach in the days of Queen Victoria.
7. You mustn’t have bought so many table napkins - we have plenty of them.
8. She told us that we would better hurry as she hated driving in the dark.
9. You hanged her painting in the living room, didn’t you?
10. The shepherd led the herd of sheep over the hill.
11. It is customary nowadays to live on the suburbs and drive to work.
12. I hear that his latest exhibition isn’t deserving to be seen.
13. By the time you fill in these form, I will have done my homework.
14. I rang all the names I recognized on the list.
15. Rarely I sleep in the afternoon. Do you?
16. A plan of action was agreed to everybody’s content.
17. I’d rather you didn’t bring the dog in.
18. I will have finished reading the novel until Sunday.
19. The injuries she got in the fire took a long time to cure completely.
20. The Australians are not used to address even their boss as Sir/Madam.
21. Had it not been the downpour, we would have reached the chalet by nightfall.
22. Please, remember me to send her some flowers tomorrow.
23. There aren’t any evidence to prove it, are there?
24. One of the twins was right handed, even if the other was left handed. Can you believe it?
25. I wish i met him before.
26. The hostess pointed at me contemptuously and demanded that I would have.
27. He’s said to have problems with the police in the past.
28. It comes a time when you start learning from your own mistakes.
29. Lots of trees have been fallen in this forest lately.
30. If only she considered going on a diet then!
31. Not until I unlocked the door I realized something was wrong.
32. He found difficult to accept that he was to retire soon.
33. It is the first time we have a Christmas party.
34. She seemed to have cried for hours.
35. Take your mobile phone with you in case we shall need to contact you.
36. Now she goes to the gym on a regular base.
37. If you keep your savings in the bank, you will earn ten percent profit
38. A few people turned up at the conference so it was cancelled.
39. I don’t understand why he behaved so unfriendly towards us
40. Fortunately, the train arrived in time and we weren’t late again.
41. Exercises as this one are for an advanced level.
42. He was in the unenviable position to choose between imprisonment and exile.
43. The surgeon waited until the anaesthetic took effect.
44. Had you taken my advice, you wouldn’t have been in this position now.
45. The noise on the building site nearby hindered me from hearing the bell
46. I would better have some tea instead of coffee, please.
47. Who else was there except your parents?
48. He left his native town without no regrets.
49. Whatever it happens, we will stand by you.
50. He had us to rehearse the whole act again.

Answer 1

1. Nobody saw us stealing.
2. Round to read
3. Began to rise
4. To stealing the money
5. The meeting lays
6. Wouldn’t
7. Mustn’t buy
8. She hates
9. You’ve hanged....., haven’t you?
10. Flock of sheep
11. In the suburbs
12. Heard
13. Filled in
14. Numbers
15. I rarely sleep.
16. Consent
17. Don’t bring the dog
18. Would have finished
19. Will take (cred)
20. Even to their
21. Nu stiu
22. Remind me
23. Isn’t.... is there?
24. While the other
25. I wish I would have met him
26. Nu stiu
27. To having problems
28. It will come a time
29. Have been falling
30. She would have considered
31. I didn’t realise something was wrong until I unlocked the door.
32. He found it difficult
33. The first time we are having
34. She seemed to have been crying
35. In case we will need to
36. She goes to the gym on a regular basis
37. At the bank
38. Only a few people
39. To us
40. On time
41. Like this one
42. Enviable
43. Nu stiu
44. Wouldn’t be
45. From the building site
46. I would rather
47. Besides your parents
48. With no regrets
49. Whatever happens
50. Nu stiu.