Fill in the blanks.
1The stranger asked me ............... I could help him.
Wrong!
2The clerk asked the officer if he ............... go.
Wrong!
3The officer ordered the clerk ............... it immediately.
Wrong!
4The doctor politely allowed the patient ............... in
Wrong!
5The master ordered the boy ............... that letter at once.
Wrong!
6The teacher forbade the boys ............... a noise.
Wrong!
7The teacher advised the boys to work hard ............... they wanted to pass the exam.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
8I warned the child ............... down into the well.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/8
Answers
- The stranger asked me if I could help him.
- The clerk asked the officer if he could go.
- The officer ordered the clerk to do it immediately.
- The doctor politely allowed the patient to come in
- The master ordered the boy to post that letter at once.
- The teacher forbade the boys from making a noise.
- The teacher advised the boys to work hard if/whether they wanted to pass the exam.
- I warned the child not to look down into the well.
Notes
- ‘Please’ and ‘kindly’ call for the use of the verb ‘requested’. However,
- please is also used in orders and instructions. In that case, we will have to use a reporting verb like
- ordered, instructed or
- asked.
