Fill in the blanks.
1Don’t ............... in bed all day.
Wrong!
After "don't", use the base verb "lie" to mean rest in a horizontal position.
2Susie was supposed to represent the class, but she was ill, so Joe went ............... her.
Wrong!
"Instead of" means in another person's place here.
3............... expensive holidays could be the most interesting.
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"The least" is the correct superlative form before this adjective phrase.
4He ............... to me when he said he loved me.
Wrong!
"Lied" is the past simple of "lie" when it means say something untrue.
5She didn’t let me ............... what she was writing.
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After "let" plus an object, use the base verb "see" without "to".
6After questioning, they were ............... home.
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In the passive, "allowed to go" is the natural form meaning permitted to leave.
7My parents had ...............
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Use the article in "a hard life" when talking about their general experience of life.
8I ............... you and your husband.
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Before the verb, the adverb phrase is correctly ordered as "very much like".
9I waited ..............., but he didn’t arrive.
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"For a long time" is the natural time phrase in this affirmative sentence.
10............... carefully—it is moving.
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Use "Look" alone when there is no object after the verb.
11Paper is made ............... wood.
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Use "from" when the original material changes into something different.
12You ............... work tomorrow if you don’t want to.
Select 2 answers.
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"Needn't" and "don't have to" both mean there is no obligation here.
Answers
- Don’t lie in bed all day.
- Susie was supposed to represent the class, but she was ill, so Joe went instead of her.
- The least expensive holidays could be the most interesting.
- He lied to me when he said he loved me.
- She didn’t let me see what she was writing.
- After questioning, they were allowed to go home.
- My parents had a hard life.
- I very much like you and your husband.
- I waited for a long time, but he didn’t arrive.
- Look carefully—it is moving.
- Paper is made from wood.
- You needn’t / don’t have to work tomorrow if you don’t want to.