Fill in the blanks.
1The traveler asked me if I ............... the way to the nearest inn.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, use the backshifted form "knew".
2The doctor ............... a holiday.
Wrong!
After "suggested", the pattern "suggested that I should take" is correct here.
3He was cured ............... his rheumatism by a specialist.
Wrong!
The correct preposition in this passive expression is "of".
4He threatened that he would shoot me ............... I didn’t obey his instructions.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition after the threat.
5There is ............... she broke it.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "no denying the fact that".
Answers
- The traveler asked me if I knew the way to the nearest inn.
- The doctor suggested that I should take a holiday.
- He was cured of his rheumatism by a specialist.
- He threatened that he would shoot me if I didn’t obey his instructions.
- There is no denying the fact that she broke it.
