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; "such" needs a noun after the adjective.
3We reserved the table in advance so that we ............... to wait.
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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?
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Use "the other" when referring to a specific remaining book.
6Trains run ............... ten minutes.
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Use "every" with a plural time expression to show how often something happens.
7Manali is famous for its beautiful ...............
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Use "scenery" because it is normally an uncountable noun.
8Sania and Rohan ............... arrived.
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Use "have" because two subjects joined by "and" take a plural verb.
9The principal as well as the teachers ............... present at the meeting.
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Use "was" because the verb agrees with "the principal," not the phrase after "as well as."
10The mother along with her daughters ............... outside.
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Use "is waiting" because the verb agrees with "the mother," not the phrase after "along with."
11Between you and ..............., there are no secrets.
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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."
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- “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.