Fill in the blanks
1No sooner did the plane land ............... there was a loud explosion.
Wrong!
Use "than" after "no sooner" in this inversion pattern.
2The germ is ............... small to be seen with the eye.
Wrong!
The correct degree word in the pattern "too... to" is "too".
3You must take the tablets ............... get well.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to" and "in order to" can introduce a purpose before a verb.
4............... did the hunter raise his gun than the birds flew away.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" to show one event followed immediately by another.
5............... I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrast with the main clause.
6Don’t talk ............... they are singing.
Wrong!
"While" clearly shows that two actions happen at the same time.
7People live ............... the climate is good.
Wrong!
"Where" introduces the place or situation in which people live.
8She is too intelligent ............... be fooled.
Wrong!
The correct infinitive marker in the pattern "too... to" is "to".
9............... my exams are over, I am free.
Wrong!
"Now that" means because a new situation is true.
10............... she was sleeping, I left without meeting her.
Wrong!
"Since" introduces the reason for leaving without meeting her.
11............... carefully you drive, accidents can still happen.
Wrong!
"However" before an adjective or adverb means no matter how.
12The hall is ............... to accommodate all guests.
Wrong!
With adjectives, "enough" comes after the adjective, so the correct phrase is "spacious enough".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- No sooner did the plane land than there was a loud explosion.
- The germ is too small to be seen with the eye.
- You must take the tablets to / in order to get well.
- No sooner did the hunter raise his gun than the birds flew away.
- Although I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
- Don’t talk while they are singing.
- People live where the climate is good.
- She is too intelligent to be fooled.
- Now that my exams are over, I am free.
- Since she was sleeping, I left without meeting her.
- However carefully you drive, accidents can still happen.
- The hall is spacious enough to accommodate all guests.
