Fill in the blanks.
1There is no ............... in talking to her.
Wrong!
2It is no ............... waiting for him.
Wrong!
3............... all I know, they are still very much together.
Wrong!
4I look forward ............... a grandmother.
Wrong!
Look forward is followed by to + ing form.
5I told you ...............
Wrong!
Not goes before to.
6............... the time you reach the station, the train will have gone.
Wrong!
7If a wound is taking too long to ..............., you should get it examined by a doctor.
Wrong!
8If you don't pay your bill, your water supply will be cut ...............
Wrong!
9She burst ............... tears as she narrated her ordeal.
Wrong!
10We reached on time ............... the traffic jam.
Wrong!
it should be despite or in spite of. Though and even though are conjunctions. They are followed by clauses. Despite and in spite of are followed by nouns or ing forms.
11............... having a fever, he went to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
12It is time you ............... on.
Wrong!
A simple past is used after it is time.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There is no point in talking to her.
- It is no use waiting for him.
- For all I know, they are still very much together.
- I look forward to becoming a grandmother.
- I told you not to move
- By the time you reach the station, the train will have gone.
- If a wound is taking too long to heal, you should get it examined by a doctor.
- If you don’t pay your bill, your water supply will be cut off
- She burst into tears as she narrated her ordeal.
- We reached on time despite the traffic jam.
- In spite of/Despite having a fever, he went to work.
- It is time you moved on.
