Fill in the blanks.
1"I can't speak French." "............... can I."
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" or "Nor" before the auxiliary verb to agree with a negative statement.
2You are ............... generous.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "so" and "very" can intensify the adjective in this sentence.
3We reserved the table in advance so that we ............... to wait.
Wrong!
Use "would not have" after a past-tense main verb to show the intended result.
4She has bought ............... car.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a singular countable noun to mean one more or a different one.
5Where is ............... book you borrowed from me?
Wrong!
Use "the other" when referring to a specific remaining book.
6Trains run ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "every" with a plural time expression to show how often something happens.
7Manali is famous for its beautiful ............... .
Wrong!
Use "scenery" because it is normally an uncountable noun.
8Sania and Rohan ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use "have" because two subjects joined by "and" take a plural verb.
9The principal as well as the teachers ............... present at the meeting.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the verb agrees with "the principal," not the phrase after "as well as."
10The mother along with her daughters ............... outside.
Wrong!
Use "is waiting" because the verb agrees with "the mother," not the phrase after "along with."
11Between you and ..............., there are no secrets.
Wrong!
Use "me" because a pronoun after a preposition needs the object form.
12Start at once, so that you ............... miss the train.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "do not" and "will not" can express the intended prevention after "so that."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- “I can’t speak French.” “Neither / Nor can I.”
- You are so / very generous.
- We reserved the table in advance so that we would not have to wait.
- She has bought another car.
- Where is the other book you borrowed from me?
- Trains run every ten minutes.
- Manali is famous for its beautiful scenery .
- Sania and Rohan have arrived.
- The principal as well as the teachers was present at the meeting.
- The mother along with her daughters is waiting outside.
- Between you and me, there are no secrets.
- Start at once, so that you do not / will not miss the train.
