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 The fog lifted, the airplane took off a) Having lifted the fog b) The fog having lifted c) Lifting the fog d) No improvement The accused complained of having tortured by the police a) tortured b) having been tortured c) been tortured d) No improvement The ocean rough, they abandoned the voyage a) Being rough b) The sea being rough c) It being rough d) No improvement 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 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 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 The fog having lifted, the airplane took off The accused complained of having been tortured by the police The ocean being rough, they abandoned the voyage 4 We were all happy at Mother Teresa’s being awarded the Nobel Prize It being a rainy day, we had to abandon the match 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)