My friends, I hope you have had some rest from my grammar tests. So, I am back with my next grammar task for you not to relax completely. This time I have decided to add some Subjunctive and inversion. Please, be attentive as this test is not a piece of cake. You know my mistakes are unpredictable and there are a lot of them in each sentence. I have to admit using some of the sentences from your blogs as well as some your ideas. But we are a perfect team as you give me your ideas and inspire me and I give you the tasks and my explanations for your mistakes and am always happy to see you learn.
Well, there we go!
- Only having entered in building I recalled I forgot my laptop in the car being parked far of the front door.
- He is known being an unique architect of 19th century.
- She did not only tell her life story, also she confessed to cheat her husband.
- Holding the books for so long she is dropping them on the floor having felt her arms to get numb.
- If I had known, there might rain, I would take a umbrella along.
- The drink was too sweet so that I had it.
- He didn’t sleep during many hours and the best thing he had to do was having some rest.
- His mother was French and he spoke French language like he lived in Paris all his life.
- The pants I tried in the store were little long and I thought I have to shorten them.
- Having lived in Florida, I love this land and I feel sorry for moving away.
The deadline is May 15.
Have a great weekend and good luck!
May 15
Here are the correct sentences:
- Only after entering/Only when I entered the building did I recall forgetting my laptop in the car parked far from the front door.
- He is known to have been a unique architect in/of the 19th century.
- She not only told her life story, but also __ confessed to cheating on her husband (or Not only did she tell her life story, but she also confessed to cheating on her husband).
- Having held/After holding the books for so long she dropped them on the floor feeling her arms get(ting) numb (or Having held/After holding the books for so long her arms started getting numb and she dropped the books on the floor or Having held/After holding the books for so long she felt her arms get(ting) numb and she dropped the books on the floor).
- If I had known, it was going to rain I would have taken an umbrella along (with me).
- The drink was too sweet for me to have it (or The drink was so sweet that I couldn’t have it).
- He hadn’t/hasn’t slept for many hours and the best thing for him to do was/is to have some rest.
- His mother was (a) French(woman) and he spoke (the) French (language) as though/as if he had lived in Paris all his life.
- The pants I was trying/tried on in the store were a little long and I thought I would (have to) have them shortened.
- Living/As I live in Florida, I love this land and I feel sorry to move away.
Of course, you can as me your questions as usual. Thanks everyone for participating!
Comments
Dear Bet, first of all let's exclude the correct sentences. They are 2, 3, 6, 7, 10. Now about the rest.
1. In this sentence, ONLY must be followed either by the gerund (after entering) or by the WHEN clause (when I entered). One of the options is correct. The next clause is the main and you should use the inverted word order like in the question. FORGETTING MY LAPTOP is correct. But I tell you again that it was IN the car.
4. It is really funny and worth being used in my story about your mistakes. According to your sentence, (ready???) when a woman felt her arms getting numb she decided to get rid of them. She separated her arms from the body and threw them on the floor! Hahaha! She didn't want to have the arms getting numb! LOL!
5. It is the unreal condition in the past. So, the first part of my sentence is correct. I can accept your second clause if you add the article before RAIN. But it is funny again. It means it was raining but I didn't know about it. I can write a chapter basing on this sentence! The last clause is wrong. But taking into accout your second clause it sounds quite matural with MIGHT, hahaha! So, if I said:
"If I had known, there was the rain I might have taken an ambrella along" the sentence would be grammatically correct but it would mean that I am blind or insane or both. My congratulations! I have a;ready got the idea of my story!
8. Look, you have corrected No2. If you use the complex subject at the eand of this sentence, it will be acceptable.
9. This sentence is also worth including in my story. If the pats turned out to be just a little longer that I need, I decided to have them alterated into shorts. Taking into account our climate, why not? Hahahaha!
I hope my comments will make you smile, but I've told you what you wrote.
Dear Learner, your SECOND sentence is correct although it is possible to make in better at the end.
Dear Risty, glad to see you again! So, let's start.
1. According to your sentence, I parked my car after entering the building. Moreove, I parked it far from the door. And now, just imagine me driving my huge Crysler along the corridors of my university looking for the place to park! Isn't it a great beginning of a story I am planning to write basing on your mistakes! Hahahaha!
To be serious, the clauses must follow each other in the given order but there are mistakes in each clause.
2. "He is known" must be followed by the infinitive.
3. If you say "not only", you say the second part of this construction.
4. If you replace WHILE by AFTER and GOT by GET it will be acceptable.
5. It is completely incorrrect. All verbs are in the wrong forms.
Please, try again and be more attentive, OK?
Hello, Dany!
I'm glad you're back with your precious grammar tests. Let me give a try here :D
Morning, my friends!
Dear Bet, to write such a story is a great idea. But if only I remembered all your mistakes! I remember only "outstanding". So, I will start "collecting" all your pearls and this test promises to be very good for their "crops" hahaha!
Danny, you may write a funny blog from the errors what we do ....lol... like I wrote you were running to catch up someone else...lol
Only after having entered the building did I recall forgetting my laptop in the car I had parked far from the front door.
Only after entering the building did I recall forgetting my laptop in the car I had parked far from the front door.
I think there must be an inversion in this sentence, isn't it? Danny Clark.
Dear Sir, may I try?
1. I recalled that I forgot my laptop in the car being parked far of the front door right after I have entered the building.
2. He is known for being a unique architect of the 19th century.
3. She had not only told her life story, she also confesses to cheating her husband.
4. While holding the book for so long, she dropped them on the floor as she felt her hands got numb.
5. If I should have known that it will rain, I would have taken an umbrella with me.
Thank you.
Dear Bet, what are you doing?! Your previous attempt seems to have been better! Well,
1. WHEN starts a clause, there must be a subject (I). If we start a sentence with ONLY we must invert a predicate in the main clause (like in the question). Besides, when I got into the car, I obvously put my laptop on the passenger's seat. So, why should I leave it ON the car? I just forgot to take it out! Hahaha!
3. CONFESSED TO.
7. "so the best thing will be to have some rest" is completely wrong.
5 is wrong.
10 is correct now.
9. Let me tell you again I can't alterate my clothes myself. I take them to the alteration shop. Besides, I put on my pants in the morning, but when I am going to buy something, I try it ON before paying.
8 is still incorrect.
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