Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. Did Benjamin Franklin write Poor Richard's Almanac? - I can't remember if Benjamin Franklin wrote Poor Richard's Almanac.That is correct.
2. Did she report what happened? - No, she didn't tell anything.That is incorrect. Correct is: Did she report what happened? - No, she didn&039;t say anything.
3. The doctor said a week of rest.That is incorrect. Correct is: The doctor prescribed a week of rest.
4. I'll be here next week. - Will you? I thought you said you won't be here next week.That is incorrect. Correct is: I&039;ll be here next week. - Will you? I thought you said you wouldn&039;t be here next week.
5. I want to find out like what is Brazil.That is incorrect. Correct is: I want to find out what is Brazil like.
6. I'm going out this evening. - Are you? I thought you said you were staying at home.That is correct.
7. I wonder who did built that enormous bridge.That is incorrect. Correct is: I wonder who built that enormous bridge.
8. Don't tell anybody I confided in you. It's a secret just between us.That is correct.
9. I can speak a little French. - Can you? I thought you said you can't speak French.That is incorrect. Correct is: I can speak a little French. - Can you? I thought you said you couldn&039;t speak French.
10. He said he wants to go on vacation but he couldn't afford it.That is incorrect. Correct is: He said he wanted to go on vacation but he couldn&039;t afford it.