This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules. Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple negative with a finished time expression, so the correct answer is "did not meet".
2She didn't say ...............
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After a negative verb, standard English usually uses "anything".
3Professionals ............... teachers and lawyers should have good communication skills.
Wrong!
Use "such as" to introduce examples.
4The bird is ............... the nest.
Wrong!
Use "in" when something is inside an enclosed or contained place.
5The doctor ............... saw me in the afternoon was middle-aged.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of the relative clause.
6She asked him why ............... late.
Wrong!
In an indirect question, use statement word order, so the correct answer is "he was".
7Something ............... to be done about it.
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The modal expression is "ought" followed by "to" and the base verb.
8She wasn't ............... impressed with the results.
Wrong!
The adverb meaning "fairly" or "completely" is "quite".
9This is the ............... film I have ever seen.
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Use the superlative "worst" after "the" to compare one film with all others.
10I saw ...............
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Use "nobody" to make the sentence negative without adding another negative word.
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Answers
- I did not meet him yesterday.
- She didn’t say anything.
- Professionals such as teachers and lawyers should have good communication skills.
- The bird is in the nest.
- The doctor who saw me in the afternoon was middle-aged.
- She asked him why he was late.
- Something ought to be done about it.
- She wasn’t quite impressed with the results.
- This is the worst film I have ever seen.
- I saw nobody.