Fill in the blanks.
1. You will not succeed …………………………. you work really hard.
Wrong!
Unless means if not.
2. I have worked in this office ………………………… twenty years.
Wrong!
Use for with duration.
3. She accused me ……………………………… poisoning her cat.
Wrong!
4. He left ten minutes …………………………..
Wrong!
Ago is used to count back from the present.
5. …………………………. you follow your doctor’s advice, you will get well soon.
Wrong!
If expresses a condition.
6. Martha along with her friends ……………………………. arrived.
Wrong!
When two nouns are connected with and, the verb agrees with the former.
7. What …………………………. you do then?
Wrong!
The word then shows distance in time. Hence, a past tense is used here.
8. The boy has been missing …………………….. Monday.
Wrong!
Use since with the starting point.
9. It ………………………. a hot day, I didn’t go out.
Wrong!
10. One of the hens ……………………………… missing.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after one of.
11. Neither John nor his wife ………………………… there.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither/nor.
12. He is collecting money for …………………………..
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The homeless means all homeless people.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You will not succeed unless you work really hard.
- I have worked in this office for twenty years.
- She accused me of poisoning her cat.
- He left ten minutes ago.
- If you follow your doctor’s advice, you will get well soon.
- Martha along with her friends has arrived.
- What did you do then?
- The boy has been missing since Monday.
- It being a hot day, I didn’t go out.
- One of the hens is missing.
- Neither John nor his wife was there.
- He is collecting money for the homeless.
