Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.
1I waited for her ............... 11 o'clock. Then I went home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "until" and "till" mean up to the time mentioned.
2We hope ............... the holidays in Kashmir.
Wrong!
After "hope", we use the infinitive "to spend" for a future plan or wish.
3You will get there ............... if you go by car, but the train is more comfortable.
Wrong!
The comparative form of "fast" is "faster".
4I like everybody ............... works here, but you are the nicest of all.
Wrong!
We use "who" for people when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
5You are more stubborn ............... anybody I know.
Wrong!
After a comparative adjective, we use "than" to introduce the comparison.
6This is the best book I have ............... read.
Wrong!
With a superlative and the present perfect, "ever" means at any time in your life.
7I now have ............... energy than I used to have.
Wrong!
With the uncountable noun "energy", the correct comparative is "less".
8Every year, hundreds of children ............... deaf.
Wrong!
The passive form for birth is "are born".
9I apologized ............... her for what happened.
Wrong!
The correct pattern is "apologized to" someone for something.
10Don't ............... what he is saying. He doesn't know what he is talking about.
Wrong!
The verb "listen" needs the preposition "to" before an object.
11What is so funny here? What are you laughing ...............?
Wrong!
The correct preposition in this question is "at".
12She was so angry that she threw that file ............... me.
Wrong!
We use "at" when someone throws something in an angry or aggressive way.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I waited for her until / till 11 o’clock. Then I went home.
- We hope to spend the holidays in Kashmir.
- You will get there faster if you go by car, but the train is more comfortable.
- I like everybody who works here, but you are the nicest of all.
- You are more stubborn than anybody I know.
- This is the best book I have ever read.
- I now have less energy than I used to have.
- Every year, hundreds of children are born deaf.
- I apologized to her for what happened.
- Don’t listen to what he is saying. He doesn’t know what he is talking about.
- What is so funny here? What are you laughing at?
- She was so angry that she threw that file at me.
