Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. She is having rescheduled her interview for next week.That is incorrect. Correct is: She is having her interview rescheduled for next week.
2. We are having the guest room painted at the moment, but perhaps you would like to come for a visit next week instead?That is correct.
3. There has said to be a curse on anyone who disturbs the Mummy's burial chamber.That is incorrect. Correct is: There is said to be a curse on anyone who disturbs the Mummy&039;s burial chamber.
4. After much research and study, it was at last to determine that the painting was done by Monet, not Manet.That is incorrect. Correct is: After much research and study, it was at last determined that the painting was done by Monet, not Manet.
5. He is said to have had children with twelve different women.That is correct.
6. She supposed to call me earlier this afternoon, but I'm afraid she has forgotten.That is incorrect. Correct is: She was supposed to call me earlier this afternoon, but I&039;m afraid she has forgotten.
7. You didn't supposed to bring a friend to dinner, but you did anyway.That is incorrect. Correct is: You weren&039;t supposed to bring a friend to dinner, but you did anyway.
8. The President is expected to announce his resignation to the Congress today at noon.That is correct.
9. What you are planning has attempted only once before - I hope you realize that.That is incorrect. Correct is: What you are planning has been attempted only once before - I hope you realize that.
10. It is now supposing that the killer was in fact not the butler, but Old Man Jenkins, the gardener.That is incorrect. Correct is: It is now supposed that the killer was in fact not the butler, but Old Man Jenkins, the gardener.