Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1No football team ............... a championship without defenders.
Wrong!
After the negative subject "No football team", use "can win" to express that winning is not possible without defenders.
2How many players ............... in a baseball team?
Wrong!
In a question with a plural noun, use "are there" before the subject complement.
3..............., a deer leapt out in front of me.
Wrong!
Use "While I was driving down the road" because the time clause needs a clear subject before the deer appears.
4The Turks ............... Constantinople in 1453, and that was the end of the Byzantine Empire.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "captured" for a completed historical event with the date 1453.
5Although it ............... for days, the cricket pitch was in perfect condition.
Wrong!
Use "had been raining" for an action that continued before another past situation.
6Maria speaks Italian well, ............... she could not understand the Genoese dialect.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast Maria's general ability with her difficulty understanding the dialect.
Answers
- No football team can win a championship without defenders.
- How many players are there in a baseball team?
- While I was driving down the road, a deer leapt out in front of me.
- The Turks captured Constantinople in 1453, and that was the end of the Byzantine Empire.
- Although it had been raining for days, the cricket pitch was in perfect condition.
- Maria speaks Italian well, but she could not understand the Genoese dialect.
