Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... him that we had not paid the utility bill yet.
Wrong!
"Reminded" means made someone remember something.
2I'm afraid I won't ............... his face.
Wrong!
"Remember" means keep something in your mind or bring it back to mind.
3We use only the bedroom and the kitchen. ............... of the house is empty.
Wrong!
"The rest" means the remaining part of something.
4............... of the meal were lying all over the floor.
Wrong!
"Remains" means pieces or parts left after something has been used or finished.
5You and Peter can take four chocolates each. The rest ............... mine.
Wrong!
"Are" agrees with the plural idea of the remaining chocolates.
6Show me ............... again.
Wrong!
"The same" is the normal form with the definite article.
7You have got ............... .
Wrong!
"The same problem as me" is the correct comparison with "the same."
8That is the same man ............... asked me for directions yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to a person in this defining relative clause.
9"Turn left," I ............... .
Wrong!
"Said" is used when there is no direct object after the reporting verb.
10She ............... me that she would come.
Wrong!
"Told" is used before the object "me."
11We will ............... that problem tomorrow.
Wrong!
"See about" means deal with or consider a problem.
12............... this color suits you.
Wrong!
"See if" means find out whether something is true.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I reminded him that we had not paid the utility bill yet.
- I’m afraid I won’t remember his face.
- We use only the bedroom and the kitchen. The rest of the house is empty.
- Remains of the meal were lying all over the floor.
- You and Peter can take four chocolates each. The rest are mine.
- Show me the same again.
- You have got the same problem as me .
- That is the same man who / that asked me for directions yesterday.
- “Turn left,” I said .
- She told me that she would come.
- We will see about that problem tomorrow.
- See if this color suits you.
