Sentence completion exercise These are the kind of questions asked in standardized tests like TOEFL, GRE and CAT Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase The pyramids ………………………… around 400 AD a) built b) were built c) had built Positive hydrogen atoms …………………… to negative oxygen atoms a) attract b) are attracted c) have attracted I ……………………… a whole lot of information a) have been sent b) am send c) was send We …………………… him an invitation a) are sent b) have sent c) have been sending I ………………………… in 1979 a) am born b) was born c) Either could be used here My shoes ……………………… a) are wearing out b) are being worn out c) Either could be used here She likes ………………………… a) looking at b) being looked at c) looked at Young children ……………………… a) need to take care of b) need to be taken care of c) need taken care of 10 I hate ………………………… a) being made a fool of b) making a fool of c) being a fool of Answers The pyramids were built around 400 AD Positive hydrogen atoms are attracted to negative oxygen atoms I have been sent a whole lot of information We have sent him an invitation I was born in 1979 My shoes are wearing out She likes being looked at Young children need to be taken care of 10 I hate being made a fool of 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)