Fill in the blanks. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of grammar rules and structures.
1There was ............... anything to eat.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means almost not, so it fits naturally before "anything."
2There ............... a few boys playing in the garden.
Wrong!
"Were" agrees with the plural noun phrase "a few boys."
3............... at the door, he demanded admission.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Knocking" and "Having knocked" can both introduce the action before the main clause.
4Would you mind ............... a bit?
Wrong!
"Moving" is correct because "mind" is followed by a gerund.
5Why don’t you ............... listen to me?
Wrong!
"Ever" is used in this negative question to mean at any time.
6You need not ............... on Sundays.
Wrong!
"Work" is correct because "need not" is followed by the base form of the verb.
7You had better ............... his permission before using his computer.
Wrong!
"Seek" is correct because "had better" is followed by the base form of the verb.
8Beethoven is greater ............... composers of music.
Wrong!
"Than most other" makes a clear comparison between Beethoven and other composers.
9I prefer watching TV ............... reading books.
Wrong!
"To" is correct in the structure "prefer one thing to another."
10He used ............... poems when he was a student.
Wrong!
"To write" is correct after "used" when talking about a past habit.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- There was hardly anything to eat.
- There were a few boys playing in the garden.
- Knocking / Having knocked at the door, he demanded admission.
- Would you mind moving a bit?
- Why don’t you ever listen to me?
- You need not work on Sundays.
- You had better seek his permission before using his computer.
- Beethoven is greater than most other composers of music.
- I prefer watching TV to reading books.
- He used to write poems when he was a student.
