Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the following sentences correct?
1. He is short with money.That is incorrect. Correct is: He is short of money.
2. Why are they laughing on me?That is incorrect. Correct is: Why are they laughing at me?
3. The car broke up on my way home.That is incorrect. Correct is: The car broke down on my way home.
4. He used to be very popular at the 1970s.That is incorrect. Correct is: He used to be very popular in the 1970s.
5. I've never dreamed of being the general director.That is correct.
6. We don't approve of what he does.That is correct.
7. He often complains about sore throat.That is incorrect. Correct is: He often complains of sore throat.
8. Look on the unknown words in your dictionary.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look up the unknown words in your dictionary.
9. I dozed off at the meeting!That is correct.
10. What's happened with our marriage, darling?That is incorrect. Correct is: What&039;s happened to our marriage, darling?