Perplexing sentences
1. President Sadat died in 1981, before that the Egyptian army......the Suez Canal in 1973.
a) had crossed b) crossed c) crosses
2. My friend's family live in a very wealthy coastal ......in France.
a) area b) district c) neighbourhood
3. After I ......to the stadium , I realised that the match had started.
a) had got b) got c) get
4. After...........his car under a 'No Parking' sign, the police towed it away.
a) had parked b) parking c) parked
My answers
1. I go for 'had crossed' but I think 'crossed' is also OK.
2. I go for 'area' but I think 'district' is not incorrect.
3. I go for 'got' but I think 'had got' is also correct.
4. I go for ' parking'. Is there a dangling modifier in this sentence? The subject of the first sentence is 'he' but the subject of the second sentence is 'the police'.
Top answer
1. President Sadat died in 1981 . the Suez Canal in 1973.
- 1.
- President Sadat died in 1981 .
- the Suez Canal in 1973.
- a) had crossed b) crossed c) crosses 2.
- in France.
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1. President Sadat died in 1981. Before that the Egyptian army......the Suez Canal in 1973.
a) had crossed b) crossed c) crosses
2. My friend's family live in a very wealthy coastal ......in France.
a) area b) district c) neighbourhood
3. After I ......to the stadium , I realised that the match had started.
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