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My dear friends! As I have nothing to do while my wife is so busy swearing Russian at the construction workers repairing our Kiev apartment, I have decided to post a grammar test using Tanya’s materials. Please, be sure, I have consulted her and will do it any time I am not sure how to explain your mistakes. I think you already know such tests. I am posting 15 sentences.  There is at least one mistake in each sentence, but there may be more. The mistakes are not underlined. So, your task is to find and correct all mistakes. You may google or use any grammar books you like. You may also look through Tanya’s previous tests (blogs) and our discussion “Daily practice” (our group). You may ask me your questions any time. Besides, I have to remind you, it a grammar test. So, don’t try to change vocabulary. You may replace the prepositions, articles, some/any , etc.  When you all are done, Tanya will explain all the mistakes.

So, here is your task:

1. No sooner he entered, when he saw   somebody broke into his apartment and stole all silver.
2. It is not excuse that you dropped out of the university.
3. A boy started to write a letter for his father left to Afghanistan.
4. She complains always not to be understood because her strong accent.
5. If I had been told, I would start to teach English, I wouldn’t believe that.
6. We were listening his play piano.
7. The first thing we have to do is booking the tickets.
8. I wish he didn’t get married!
9. It is about time for we to leave (but we are not leaving).
10. Is something  wrong ?
11. He is good in playing the chess.
12. Have you heard a news over a radio?
13. Taking a shower and changing quickly, he rushed out as she waited for him.
14. The constructed school will be opened by the end of the summer. (The school has not been finished, yet!)
15. Asking  the direction he thought he might find his way.

What else can I say?! I wish you good luck and a great weekend! Hope to hear from you soon!

June 25. Here are the correct sentences.

1. No sooner had he entered, than he saw somebody had broken into his apartment and stolen all silver.
2. There is no excuse for your dropping out of the university.
3. The boy started writing a letter to his father who had left for Afghanistan.
4. She always complains of not being understood because of her strong accent.
5. If I had been told, I was going to start teaching English, I wouldn’t believe that.
6. We were listening to him playing the piano.
7. The first thing for us to do is to book the tickets.
8. I wish he hadn’t got married!
9. It is about time that we left (but we are not leaving).
10. Is (there) anything wrong ?
11. He is good at playing __ chess.
12. Have you heard the news on the radio?
13. Having quickly taken a shower and changed__ (or After taking a shower and changing quickly), he rushed out as she was waiting for him.
14. The__ school being constructed will have been opened by the end of the summer.
15. After asking (or Having asked)  for the direction he thought he would (be able to) find his way.

You all were great. Thanks for participation!