Fill in the blanks.
1. Don't …………………… any decisions in the heat of anger.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
2. There is nothing more helpful …………………….. a brisk walk every day.
Wrong!
3. …………………… food to that poor child was a heartless thing to do.
Wrong!
4. They were accused …………………….. him bodily harm.
Wrong!
5. Follow the directions carefully, …………………….. their medicine may be harmful.
Wrong!
6. Moles have the habit ……………………… in the earth.
Wrong!
7. Singing in the shower is ………………………. with him.
Wrong!
8. They haggled ………………………. the price of vegetables.
Wrong!
9. Who was the dimwit ……………………….. left the refrigerator door open?
Wrong!
That is possible here in a less careful style.
10. You didn't see a ghost. It was just ........................... hallucination.
Wrong!
In modern English, it is more common to say 'a hallucination'.
11. Keep the flashlight handy ………………………. the fuse blows again.
Wrong!
12. You can't work in …………………………… a haphazard way if you want to get the job done.
Wrong!
Use such before noun + adjective.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Don’t make/take any decisions in the heat of anger.
- There is nothing more helpful than a brisk walk every day.
- Refusing food to that poor child was a heartless thing to do.
- They were accused of doing him bodily harm.
- Follow the directions carefully, or their medicine may be harmful.
- Moles have the habit of burrowing in the earth.
- Singing in the shower is habitual with him.
- They haggled over the price of vegetables.
- Who was the dimwit who left the refrigerator door open?
- You didn’t see a ghost. It was just a/an hallucination.
- Keep the flashlight handy in case the fuse blows again.
12. You can’t work in such a haphazard way if you want to get the job done.
