Fill in the blanks.
1You will not succeed ............... you work really hard.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and gives the condition for not succeeding.
2I have worked in this office ............... twenty years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time such as twenty years.
3She accused me ............... poisoning her cat.
Wrong!
The correct pattern is "accuse someone of" doing something.
4He left ten minutes ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" to count back from the present moment.
5............... you follow your doctor’s advice, you will get well soon.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for getting well soon.
6Martha, along with her friends, ............... arrived.
Wrong!
"Has" agrees with the singular subject Martha.
7What ............... you do when you heard the news?
Wrong!
Use "did" to ask about a completed action in the past, matching "heard".
8The boy has been missing ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point such as Monday.
9It ............... a hot day, I didn’t go out.
Wrong!
"Being" forms an absolute phrase giving the reason for the action.
10One of the hens ............... missing.
Wrong!
"Is" agrees with the singular head word one.
11Neither John nor his wife ............... there.
Wrong!
"Was" agrees with the nearer singular subject his wife.
12He is collecting money for ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"The homeless" and "homeless people" are both natural ways to refer to people without homes.
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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 when you heard the news?
- 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 / homeless people.