Page 1 of 2 www.englishpractice.com – Learn and practice English online. Correct the following sentences - Exercise 1 Incorrect: One should not waste his time. Correct: One should not waste one's time. Correct: A man / boy / girl / woman should not waste his / her time. The indefinite pronoun one when used in a sentence should be used throughout. Incorrect: ?Have you a pen?' ?I haven't got.' Correct: ?Have you a pen?' ?I haven't got one.' Got is a transitive verb. It must have an expressed object. Incorrect: He enjoyed during the holidays. Correct: He enjoyed himself during the holidays. Enjoy is a transitive verb. It should be followed by an expressed object. Incorrect: I asked for his book, but he did not lend me. Correct: I asked for his book, but he did not lend it to me. Some transitive verbs (e.g. give, lend etc.) should have two expressed objects. Incorrect: The boy who does best he will get a prize. Correct: The boy who does best will get a prize. Incorrect: Whoever works hard he will win. Correct: Whoever works hard will win. Incorrect: The girl who answered the phone she was polite. Correct: The girl who answered the phone was polite. Incorrect: I shall see the brakes whether they work well. Correct: I shall see whether the brakes work well. Incorrect: He has got a new girlfriend who she works in a bar. Correct: He has got a new girlfriend who works in a bar. One subject or object in a clause is enough. We don't have to use a pronoun when the noun itself is present in the clause. www.englishpractice.com – Learn and practice English online. Page 2 of 2 . Page 1 of 2 www.englishpractice.com – Learn and practice English online. Correct the following sentences - Exercise 1 Incorrect: One should not waste his time. Correct: One should. objects. Incorrect: The boy who does best he will get a prize. Correct: The boy who does best will get a prize. Incorrect: Whoever works hard he will win. Correct: Whoever works hard will win. Incorrect:. she was polite. Correct: The girl who answered the phone was polite. Incorrect: I shall see the brakes whether they work well. Correct: I shall see whether the brakes work well. Incorrect: He has