Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.
1The doctor suggested ............... take a vacation.
Wrong!
After "suggested," a that-clause is needed here, so "that the patient should" is correct.
2Learning ............... isn’t easy.
Wrong!
Use "French" without an article when you mean the language.
3I need ............... sleep.
Wrong!
The natural phrase is "a good" before "sleep" in this sentence.
4We had ............... time on the top of the mountain.
Wrong!
The common expression is "a great" in "have a great time."
5I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone ............... operation.
Wrong!
Use "an" before the singular countable noun "operation" when it is mentioned generally.
6The more you read, the ............... you understand.
Wrong!
The comparative pattern is "the more..., the less...," so "less" is correct.
7On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied ............... a child.
Wrong!
The usual passive phrase is "accompanied by," so "by" is correct.
8Will you please ............... me a copy of "The Old Man and the Sea"?
Wrong!
Use "lend" when you ask someone to give you something temporarily.
9The man who knocked ............... the door was a stranger.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "on" and "at" are correct after "knocked" when talking about a door.
10What is the difference ............... these cars?
Wrong!
Use "between" when comparing distinct items such as cars.
Answers
- The doctor suggested that the patient should take a vacation.
- Learning French isn’t easy.
- I need a good sleep.
- We had a great time on the top of the mountain.
- I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone an operation.
- The more you read, the less you understand.
- On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied by a child.
- Will you please lend me a copy of “The Old Man and the Sea”?
- The man who knocked on / at the door was a stranger.
- What is the difference between these cars?
