Fill in the blanks.
1Your friend called you ............... you were out.
Wrong!
Use "while" before a subject and verb to mean that something happened at the same time. The correct sentence is: Your friend called you while you were out.
2I don't eat much ............... the day. I never have lunch.
Wrong!
Use "during" before a noun phrase such as "the day." The correct sentence is: I don't eat much during the day.
3Do you have ............... questions?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a normal question with a plural countable noun. The correct sentence is: Do you have any questions?
4I ............... time to go to the bank yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "didn't have" for a negative sentence in the past with "have." The word "yesterday" shows that the sentence is about the past.
5She is not able to pay her bills. She ............... any money.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't have" with "she" in the present simple negative. The first sentence shows that the situation is happening now.
6I couldn't find his house. I ............... a map.
Wrong!
Use "didn't have" for a negative sentence in the past. "Couldn't find" shows that the situation was in the past.
7We couldn't visit the museum. We didn't have ............... .
Wrong!
Put "enough" before a noun. The correct phrase is "enough time."
8He is very lazy. He doesn't do ............... work.
Wrong!
Use "any" in a negative sentence with "doesn't." The correct sentence is: He doesn't do any work.
9He didn't eat ............... all day.
Wrong!
Use "anything" after a negative verb such as "didn't eat." The correct sentence is: He didn't eat anything all day.
10He refused to eat ............... at all.
Wrong!
Use "anything" after "refused" when the meaning is that he ate no food. The correct sentence is: He refused to eat anything at all.
11I went out without ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "any" after "without" in this negative meaning. The correct phrase is "without any money."
12Have you got ............... luggage?
Wrong!
Use "much" with uncountable nouns. "Luggage" is uncountable, so the correct question is: Have you got much luggage?
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Your friend called you while you were out.
- I don’t eat much during the day. I never have lunch.
- Do you have any questions?
- I didn’t have time to go to the bank yesterday.
- She is not able to pay her bills. She doesn’t have any money.
- I couldn’t find his house. I didn’t have a map.
- We couldn’t visit the museum. We didn’t have enough time
- He is very lazy. He doesn’t do any work.
- He didn’t eat anything
- He refused to eat anything
- I went out without any money.
- Have you got much luggage?
