Sentence improvement exercise

Sentence improvement exercise
Which of the phrases (a), (b) or (c) should replace the word/phrase in bold letters to make the sentence
grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) as your answer.
1. The fog lifted, the airplane took off.
a) Having lifted the fog
b) The fog having lifted
c) Lifting the fog
d) No improvement
2. The accused complained of having tortured by the police.
a) tortured
b) having been tortured
c) been tortured
d) No improvement
3. The ocean rough, they abandoned the voyage.
a) Being rough
b) The sea being rough
c) It being rough
d) No improvement
4. We were all happy at Mother Teresa being awarded the Nobel Prize.
a) at Mother Teresa’s being awarded
b) at Mother Teresa awarded
c) at Mother Teresa been awarded
d) No improvement
5. Being a rainy day, we had to abandon the match.
a) It being a rainy day
a) Having been a rainy day
c) It been a rainy day
d) No improvement
6. I didn’t need to water the plants. Just after I finished watering it started raining.
a) I needn’t have watered the plants
b) I didn’t water the plants

c) I needn’t water the plants
d) No improvement
Answers
1. The fog having lifted, the airplane took off.
2. The accused complained of having been tortured by the police.
3. The ocean being rough, they abandoned the voyage.


4. We were all happy at Mother Teresa’s being awarded the Nobel Prize.
5. It being a rainy day, we had to abandon the match.
6. I needn’t have watered the plants. Just after I finished watering it started raining.

Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date.

Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)