Fill in the blanks.
1In all ............... he will never come back.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "probability" in "in all probability."
2He asked me where ............... going.
Wrong!
Reported questions use statement word order, so "I was" is correct.
3No sooner had the chief guest arrived ............... the play began.
Wrong!
The correlative structure is "than" after "no sooner."
4His behavior surprised ...............
Wrong!
The verb "surprised" needs the object pronoun "me."
5He is certain to ...............
Wrong!
After "certain to," use the base verb "succeed."
6He is better than ............... student in the class.
Wrong!
Use "any other" when comparing one person with the rest of the same group.
7He is ............... weak that he cannot stand up without help.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the result pattern "so... that."
8He rushed ............... the bridge with the gun tucked under his arm.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "toward" and "towards" correctly show movement in the direction of the bridge; "forwards" is an adverb and cannot be followed by a noun.
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- In all probability he will never come back.
- He asked me where I was going.
- No sooner had the chief guest arrived than the play began.
- His behavior surprised me.
- He is certain to succeed.
- He is better than any other student in the class.
- He is so weak that he cannot stand up without help.
- He rushed toward / towards the bridge with the gun tucked under his arm.