Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. She is not the right candidate for the job, ................................?
2. I ........................................... a phone call ten minutes ago.
3. He gave me ................................... advice.
4. He asked me to ....................................... him one thousand dollars.
5. Violence perpetrated against women ...................................
Answers
1. She is not the right candidate for the job, is she?
2. I had a phone call ten minutes ago. (I have had means I have received. The present perfect tense cannot be used with past time adverbs like ago.)
3. He gave me a piece of advice. (Advice is an uncountable noun. It does not have a plural form and cannot be used with the article an.)
4. He asked me to lend him one thousand dollars.
5. Violence perpetrated against women must be condemned.
