Fill in the blanks.
1. He does ……………………….. any work.
Wrong!
Hardly means scarcely.
2. If you work ………………………….., you will get good marks.
Wrong!
Hard is both an adjective and an adverb.
3. I am ………………………… sorry.
Wrong!
4. He narrated the incident in ………………………….
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5. The movie was …………………………. interesting.
Wrong!
Too is used to talk about surprising extremes.
6. He often comes ………………………… to school.
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Lately means recently or of late. Late is both an adjective and an adverb.
7. I feel really ……………………….. about it.
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8. I enjoy …………………………. biographies.
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
9. You are walking too ………………………..
Wrong!
Slowly is the adverb.
10. He resembles his father ……………………………
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11. The lecture was ………………………….. boring.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We do not normally use fairly with negative ideas.
12. Never ……………………….. seen such a sight.
Wrong!
When a negative word comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use an inverted word order. That means the auxiliary goes before the subject.
Done.
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Answers
- He does hardly any work.
- If you work hard, you will get good marks.
- I am very sorry.
- He narrated the incident in detail.
- The movie was too interesting.
- He often comes late to school.
- I feel really bad about it.
- I enjoy reading biographies.
- You are walking too slowly.
- He resembles his father closely.
- The lecture was rather / pretty boring.
- Never have I seen such a sight.
