Directions: In the following exercise, a sentence is written in four different ways. One of the four sentences is correct and the remaining three sentences are incorrect. Identify the sentence which is grammatically and syntactically correct.
#1
a. I relied at religious books for training the spirits of the students.b. I relied little at religious books for the training of the spirits of the students.
c. I little relied on religious books for the training of the spirits of the students.
d. I relied upon religious books of the training of spirits of the students.
#2
a. I tried to reason with himb. I tried to reason at him
c. I tried reason with him
d. I tried reason at him.
#3
a. They said that Alfred has been born in a powder magazine.b. They said that Alfred had been born in a powder magazine.
c. They said Alfred born in a powder magazines
d. They said that Alfred had been born at a powder magazine.
#4
a. Swami asked his mother if she can give him a piece of cloth.b. Swami asked his mother that if she could give him a piece of cloth
c. Swami asked his mother that she can give him a piece of cloth.
d. Swami asked his mother if she could give him a piece of cloth.
#5
a. But I asked my hostess to know that if it is difficult to live there at all.
b. But I asked my hostess to know if it was not dangerous to live there at all.
c. But I asked my hostess to knew if it was difficult to live here at all.
d. But I asked my hostess to know if it was difficult to live here at all.
#6
a. Smiling at her enthusiasm, Margret told her affectionately she could ask whoever she liked.b. Smiling at her enthusiasm, Margret told her that affectionately she could ask whoever she liked.
c. Smiling at her enthusiasm, Margaret told her affectionately that she could ask whoever she liked.
d. Smiling at her enthusiasm, Margret told affectionately she could ask whoever she like.
#7
a. Father shouted at him to ask if he had found the cloth.b. Father shouted him to ask if he found the cloth.
c. Father shouted at him to ask that he had found the cloth.
d. Father shouted on him to ask that if he had found the cloth.
#8
a. As his visit could not be a secret, his sister warned him that the authorities are at his track.b. As his visit could not be a secret, his sister warned him against the authorities are at his track.
c. As his visit could not be a secret, his sister warned him the authorities are on his track.
d. As his visit could not be a secret, his sister warned him that the authorities were on his track.
#9.
a. After their coming into the meadow, they looked at the tank.
b. After they had come into the meadow, they looked at the tank.
c. After they had come at the meadow, they looked upon the tank.
d. After they had come at the meadow, they looked down the tank.
#10.
a. She was pointing a little boiling pool on the corner of the gravestone.b. She was pointing a little boiling pool to the corner of the gravestone.
c. She was pointing to a little boiled pool at the corner of the gravestone.
d. She was pointing to a little boiling pool at the corner of the gravestone.
Answers
1. I little relied on religious books for the training of the spirits of the students
2. I tried to reason with him
3. They said that Alfred had been born in a powder magazine.
4. Swami asked his mother if she could give him a piece of cloth.
5. But I asked my hostess to know if it was not dangerous to live there at all.
6. Smiling at her enthusiasm, Margaret told her affectionately that she could ask whoever she liked
7. Father shouted at him to ask if he had found the cloth
8. As his visit could not be a secret, his sister warned him that the authorities were on his track.
9. After they had come into the meadow, they looked at the tank
10. She was pointing to a little boiling pool at the corner of the gravestone.
