Sentence improvement exercise 2

A part of the sentence is underlined. The underlined part may or may not contain an error. From the given alternatives, choose the one that will improve the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose ‘No improvement’ as your answer.

1. No sooner has she agreed to marry him than she started having terrible doubts.

A. She no sooner had agreed

B. No sooner had she agreed

C. No sooner did she agreed

D. No improvement

2. I didn’t need to water the flowers. Just as I finished it started raining.

A. I didn’t water the plants

B. I didn’t water the plants

C. I needn’t have watered the flowers

D. No improvement

3. He complained of having tortured by the police.

A. having been tortured

B. tortured

C. been tortured

D. No improvement

4. The orphans have been clamouring for nutritious food from the past two weeks.

A. for past

B. since the past

C. for the past

D. No improvement

5. The good fortune of being your student in my younger days has helped me greatly in my life.

A. of my being your student

B. of my myself being your student

C. of my having been your student

D. No improvement

6. He should not had done it.

A. should had not

B. should not have

C. should have

D. should had

7. I will now deal with him in a manner different from the one I have adopted so far.

A. I adopted

B. I was adopting

C. I have been adopting

D. No improvement

Answers

1. No sooner had she agreed to marry him than she started having terrible doubts.

2. I needn’t have watered the flowers. Just as I finished it started raining.

3. He complained of having been tortured by the police.

4. The orphans have been clamouring for nutritious food for the past two weeks.

5. The good fortune of my having been your student in my younger days has helped me greatly in my life.

6. He should not have done it.

7. I will now deal with him in a manner different from the one I have been adopting so far.