EXERCISE 2: 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 was cooking dinner.
A B C 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 and is looking for a new one.
A B 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, and I delete it all.
A B 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 needed a pay rise.
A B 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 tennis since ten years.
A B C 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 hadn’t met for five years.
A B 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 intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes A B C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
A B C D
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. => cooked
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down. => caught
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. => bought
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one. => was
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal. => sat
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all. => deleted
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we. => are
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise. => had
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it. => stopped
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years. => for
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer. => saw
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently. => listened
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living => changed
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there. => was
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years. => I was
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant. => was
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now. => have been
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets. => believe
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes => has
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up. => wakes
