Sentence improvement exercise In each of the following sentences a word or phrase is given in bold letters From the given alternatives, choose the one that is better than the bolded text If none of the alternatives improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your answer The traveler asked me if I had known the way to the nearest inn a) knew b) was knowing c) knows d) No improvement The doctor suggested me to take a holiday a) suggested that I should take b) suggested to take c) suggested me taking d) No improvement He was cured of his rheumatism by a specialist a) cured from b) cured with c) cured after d) No improvement He threatened that he would shoot me unless I didn’t obey his instructions a) if b) whether c) if not d) No improvement There is no question of denying the fact that she broke it a) no denying the fact b) no denial the fact c) no way to deny the fact d) No improvement Answers The traveler asked me if I knew the way to the nearest inn The doctor suggested that I should take a holiday He was cured of his rheumatism by a specialist He threatened that he would shoot me if I didn’t obey his instructions There is no denying the fact that she broke it 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)