Fill in the blanks.
1............... anyone was there.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means almost no one was there.
2............... everybody was there.
Wrong!
"Almost" means nearly everybody was there.
3I don't ............... her story.
Wrong!
"Believe" means to think that her story is true.
4Do you believe that the private lives of celebrities should be shared ...............?
Wrong!
"Publicly" is the standard spelling of this adverb.
5I doubt ............... she will come.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "whether" can both introduce the clause after "doubt" here.
6The medicine made me ............... dizzy.
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"Feel" is the bare infinitive used after "made me" in this causative structure.
7Let's go, ...............?
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"Shall we" is the usual question tag after "Let's".
8She fell ............... as soon as she hit the sack.
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"Asleep" is the adjective used in the phrase "fell asleep".
9............... a matter of fact, we can't afford to continue like that.
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"As" is used in the fixed phrase "as a matter of fact".
10Thanks for your ............... with the project.
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"Help" is the natural noun after "Thanks for your".
11I don't know why she ............... without saying a word.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Left" and "has left" are both possible here, depending on the time context.
12The first time I ............... my fiancée was at my cousin's wedding.
Wrong!
"Met" is the simple past form used for a completed past event.
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- Hardly anyone was there.
- Almost everybody was there.
- I don’t believe her story.
- Do you believe that the private lives of celebrities should be shared publicly?
- I doubt that / whether she will come.
- The medicine made me feel dizzy.
- Let’s go, shall we?
- She fell asleep as soon as she hit the sack.
- As a matter of fact, we can’t afford to continue like that.
- Thanks for your help with the project.
- I don’t know why she left / has left without saying a word.
- The first time I met my fiancée was at my cousin’s wedding.