Complete the following sentences.
1She is under the ............... that she is a genius.
Wrong!
The correct word is "illusion" because "under the illusion" means wrongly believing something.
2You had better ............... your ways.
Wrong!
Use the base verb "mend" after "had better".
3Which indirect form matches this direct speech: His mother said, "He has gone to the market."
Wrong!
The correct indirect form is "His mother told me that he had gone to the market."
4Which direct form matches this indirect speech: The teacher asked me whether I had enjoyed the vacation.
Wrong!
The correct direct form is: The teacher asked me, "Did you enjoy the vacation?" "I" becomes "you", and the past perfect "had enjoyed" goes back to the past simple "did you enjoy".
5It was ............... unanimous decision.
Wrong!
The correct article is "a" because "unanimous" begins with a /juː/ sound.
6Discretion is the ............... part of valor.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "Discretion is the better part of valor."
7I ............... the Taj Mahal last year.
Wrong!
Use "saw" for a completed action at a definite past time.
8Which question has the answer "rudely" in this sentence: The boys behaved rudely.
Wrong!
The question "How did the boys behave?" asks for the manner answer "rudely".
9Although he is old, ...............
Wrong!
After "Although", the natural completion is "he is quite healthy" without adding another contrast conjunction.
10God helps those who help ...............
Wrong!
The correct reflexive pronoun is "themselves" because it refers to "those".
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- She is under the illusion that she is a genius.
- You had better mend your ways.
- Which indirect form matches this direct speech: His mother said, “He has gone to the market.” — His mother told me that he had gone to the market.
- Which direct form matches this indirect speech: The teacher asked me whether I had enjoyed the vacation. — The teacher asked me, “Did you enjoy the vacation?”
- It was a unanimous decision.
- Discretion is the better part of valor.
- I saw the Taj Mahal last year.
- Which question has the answer “rudely” in this sentence: The boys behaved rudely. — How did the boys behave?
- Although he is old, he is quite healthy.
- God helps those who help themselves.