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Grammar Exercise

June 15, 2011 A2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1Iron ............... in many countries.
Wrong!
The passive form "is found" shows that iron exists or is discovered in many countries.
2He wondered how ...............
Wrong!
In reported questions, "it was made" uses statement word order after the question word.
3The university ............... in 1917.
Wrong!
The passive verb "was founded" means the university was established in 1917.
4You can ............... this.
Wrong!
The fixed expression "avail yourself of" means to make use of something.
5He was ............... sorry.
Wrong!
Use "very" before the adjective "sorry" in this simple sentence.
6He was ............... to invite me.
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The pattern "kind enough" means sufficiently kind to do something.
7He told the story ...............
Wrong!
The fixed phrase "in detail" means fully or with many details.
8............... there was no one there.
Wrong!
The time expression "Long ago" means a long time in the past.
9This book is ............... interesting.
Wrong!
Use "very" before the adjective "interesting" to intensify it naturally.
10............... such a sight.
Wrong!
After fronted negative adverbs, "Never have I seen" uses inversion.
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  1. Iron is found in many countries.
  2. He wondered how it was made.
  3. The university was founded in 1917.
  4. You can avail yourself of this.
  5. He was very sorry.
  6. He was kind enough to invite me.
  7. He told the story in detail.
  8. Long ago there was no one there.
  9. This book is very interesting.
  10. Never have I seen such a sight.
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