Complete the following sentences.
1I would rather read a book ...............
Wrong!
After "would rather," use "than watch TV" to compare two preferred actions.
2............... she goes, she is surrounded by crowds of people.
Wrong!
Use "Wherever" to mean "in any place where."
3Neither the manager nor the workers ............... guilty.
Wrong!
With "neither... nor," the verb agrees with the nearer subject, so "are" agrees with "workers."
4Do you know James, ............... father teaches at the academy?
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before the noun "father."
5Hardly had they heard the gunshots ...............
Wrong!
The correct correlative pattern is "Hardly... when," so the answer is "when they started running."
6If I had two cars, I ...............
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence, use "would sell one" for the imagined result.
7............... she is rich, she is not happy.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast between being rich and not being happy.
8You and I can do it, ...............
Wrong!
The subject "You and I" means "we," so the correct negative question tag is "can't we."
9A person who writes or compiles a dictionary is a ...............
Wrong!
A person who writes or compiles dictionaries is a "lexicographer."
10The elderly parents ............... for a letter from their son for two months.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous "have been waiting" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
Answers
- I would rather read a book than watch TV
- Wherever she goes, she is surrounded by crowds of people.
- Neither the manager nor the workers are guilty.
- Do you know James, whose father teaches at the academy?
- Hardly had they heard the gunshots when they started running
- If I had two cars, I would sell one
- Though she is rich, she is not happy.
- You and I can do it, can’t we
- A person who writes or compiles a dictionary is a lexicographer
- The elderly parents have been waiting for a letter from their son for two months.
