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English grammar exercise

July 1, 2013 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.

Progress 0 of 5 answered
1She is not the right candidate for the job, ...............?
Wrong!
Use the positive question tag "is she" after the negative statement "She is not".
2I ............... a phone call ten minutes ago.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "had" with the finished past time expression "ten minutes ago".
3He gave me ............... advice.
Wrong!
Use "a piece of" before the uncountable noun "advice" to talk about one item of advice.
4He asked me to ............... him one thousand dollars.
Wrong!
Use "lend" when someone gives something to another person temporarily.
5Violence perpetrated against women ............... .
Wrong!
Use the passive modal form "must be condemned" because violence receives the action.
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  1. She is not the right candidate for the job, is she?
  2. I had a phone call ten minutes ago.
  3. He gave me a piece of advice.
  4. He asked me to lend him one thousand dollars.
  5. Violence perpetrated against women must be condemned .
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