Sentence Improvement

1. The carpenter did not keep his promise that the work will be finished before the end of the week.

(a) can

(b) could

(c) would

(d) no improvement

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 (c) would 

2. He put up a lot of work on that article.

(a) put in

(b) put down

(c) put over

(d) no improvement

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 (a) put in 

3. Luckily we’ve got the few minutes to spare.

(a) quit few

(b) a little

(c) a few

(d) no improvement

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 (c) a few 

4. We did a test when the lights went out.

(a)  have been doing

(b) were doing

(c) had done

(d) no improvement

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 (b) were doing 

5. I have not finished to paint the door.

(a) painting

(b) the paint of

(c) the painting

(d) no improvement

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 (a) painting 

6. She usually does not leave for work until she finished all her chores.

(a) finishes

(b) has finished

(c) had finished

(d) no improvement

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 (a) finishes

7. I will be giving blood in the hospital at 9.00 am tomorrow.

(a) exchanging

(b) contributing

(c) donating

(d) no improvement

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 (c) donating 

8. The fishermen are fishing in the sea from sunrise and will continue to do so until sunset.

(a)  have fished

(b) have been fishing

(c) were fishing

(d) no improvement

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 (b) have been fishing 

9. He is living in his house for the past ten years.

(a) was living

(b) had been living

(c) has been living

(d) no improvement

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 (c) has been living 

10. The meeting has been put off to Friday next.

(a) put on

(b) put out

(c) put for

(d) no improvement

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 (d) no improvement