Fill in the blanks.
1We went ............... on the weekend.
Wrong!
Use "hiking" after "go" to talk about this leisure activity.
2Let's go ............... if you aren't busy.
Wrong!
The natural phrase after "go" is "for a walk".
3I went swimming ............... the river.
Wrong!
Use "in" for swimming inside a river, lake, or pool.
4Why did you go skating ............... that lake? You could have killed yourself.
Wrong!
Use "on" for skating on the surface of a lake.
5We went ............... Canada last year.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "go" when you mean travel to a place.
6You ............... give me my money back.
Wrong!
Use "had better" for strong advice or a warning.
7One of my cousins ............... abroad.
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The singular subject "One of my cousins" takes "lives".
8I was scarcely inside the house ............... the kids started screaming.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "when" and "before" can follow "scarcely" to show one event happened immediately after another.
9No sooner had I put the phone down than ............... ringing again.
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After "No sooner... than", normal subject-verb order gives "it started".
10She had hardly stepped out ............... it started pouring.
Wrong!
Use "when" after "hardly" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
11Why sit down when you can ............... down?
Wrong!
After the modal verb "can", use the base form "lie".
12She accused me of ............... to her.
Wrong!
After "accused me of", use the gerund "lying" to mean not telling the truth.
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- We went hiking on the weekend.
- Let’s go for a walk if you aren’t busy.
- I went swimming in the river.
- Why did you go skating on that lake? You could have killed yourself.
- We went to Canada last year.
- You had better give me my money back.
- One of my cousins lives abroad.
- I was scarcely inside the house when / before the kids started screaming.
- No sooner had I put the phone down than it started ringing again.
- She had hardly stepped out when it started pouring.
- Why sit down when you can lie down?
- She accused me of lying to her.