Hi, everyone! Although both my wife and I will be very busy till mid-January, I have decided to post one more grammar test, the last in 2017. This test is not easy. It expects you to know all English grammar in details. Besides, there may be wrong prepositions, articles, pronouns and much more. This test also contains some wrong phrasal verbs.
So, here is your task. You know you should correct all the mistakes.
- No sooner he was called off for coming to office after 8 am, when he managed being late for an hour again.
- Such pleasantly his voice sounded for everybody to listen to him in delight.
- If I was told I would become a director in business company, I would hardly have believed that.
- I would rather that my friend was marry with the other woman.
- I happened meeting her at the street and she said when she had dropped in my place yesterday, I seemed to go away or was sleeping.
- At days of Louis XIV French were famous because of their refined manner and subtle taste.
- When question being asked, none of students seemed knowing the answer.
- The discussing article was written by a scientist known like the author of the famous monograph within the field given.
- Being hold a hand of the boy, the thief neared to the deserted destroyed by time house.
- Being ripped away by a cabman who had thought I was a newcomer for that country, I explained him with his native language I had known how much I had to charge.
I believe we will be able to arrange or to take part in all the parties we have to throw or to be present at until you correct at least a half of the mistakes I have managed to make.
So, the deadline for this test is December 31.
Have a great weekend, my friends!
Here are the correct sentences. You may ask your questions as usual.
- No sooner had he been called down for coming to the office after 8 am then he managed to be an hour late
- So pleasant sounded his voice that everybody listened to him in delight.
- If I had been told I was going to become a director of a business company, I would have hardly believed that.
- I would rather that my friend were married to another
- I happened to meet her on the street and she said when she dropped in at (into) my place yesterday, I seemed to have gone out or to be sleeping.
- In the days of Louis XIV the French were famous for their refined manners and subtle tastes.
- When the question had been asked, none of the students seemed to know the answer.
- The article being discussed was written by the scientist known as the author of afamous monograph in the given
- Holding the boy’s hand, the thief neared _ the deserted house destroyed with/by the time.
- Having been ripped off by a cabman who thought I was a newcomer in that country, I explained to him in his native language I knew how much I had to be charged.
Comments
Dear Danny, I don't know what was wrong with me as I thought I understood your explanations but in reality I didn't and I made more mistakes. Anyway, thank you very much for urging me to participate in this test. I would like you and Tanya to continue to test us in this level, although I will take a break from EC for a little long time.
Thanks again and have a nice day :)
Dear Elen, I will explain. In my sentence, the house was deserted and was destroyed. Both participles are in the same form. However, "destroyed with the time" is a participle phrase that must follow a noun whil e"deserted" is a simple participle (one word) and must precede a noun. So, the correct phrase is ".. the deserted house destroyed with/by the time"
Dear Danny, I understand what you mean about the participle but I can't find how to use it in this sentence. Could you please explain again or give the right answer, I don't mind. Besides, I will not have much time from tomorrow.
:)
Dear Elen, that is right, you should have replaced BY with some other preposition. Well, BY THE TIME is not so bad although I meand WITH. However, the participle is wrong. Look, here is another example:
Somebody has stolen my car. So, my car has been stolen and now the police is looking for my stolen car.
Dear Wolf, your English level is much better than many others'. To reach the level sounds better.
Yes Danny, one sentence left! Let's see. I removed the article before "time" because you said that "by the time" is wrong. It changes the meaning. So I thought with this way it is right. But now I guess I had to replace "by" with something else. So:
9. Holding the boy's hand, the thief neared the deserted house having been destroyed from/because of the time.
Dear Teacher Danny,
Thank you for the comments.
Ohh…. So many mistakes! And, carelessness too (boy’s hand!!)
Seems I will not step into the Advanced level in the near future. :D
(Sorry, is this sentence correct? I mean, “step into”)
I will come back with next attempt! J
Kind Regards
Dear Elen,
9. The house had been destroyed before they neared it. So, the form of the participle is wrong. Also, there must be some article before TIME.
10. Sure, "Having been ripped off..." is more logical. The rest is correct.
So, you have to correct only 9!
I think "Having been ripped off..." is more right.
10. Being ripped off by a cabman who thought I was a newcomer in the country, I explained to him in his native language that I knew how much I had to be charged.
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