Fill in the blanks. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of grammar rules and structures.
1. There was ......................... anything to eat.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. There ...................... a few boys playing in the garden.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ...................... at the door he demanded admission.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Would you mind ................... a bit?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Why don’t you .................. listen to me?
Correct!
Wrong!
6. You need not ...................... on Sundays.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. You had better ........................ his permission before using his computer.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Beethoven is greater ....................... composers of music.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I prefer watching TV .................. reading books.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He used ................... poems when he was a student.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. There was hardly anything to eat.
2. There were a few boys playing in the garden.
3. Knocking at the door he demanded admission.
4. Would you mind moving a bit?
5. Why don’t you ever listen to me?
6. You need not work on Sundays.
7. You had better seek his permission before using his computer.
8. Beethoven is greater than most other composers of music.
9. I prefer watching TV to reading books.
10. He used to write poems when he was a student.
