Fill in the blanks.
1We went ............... in the morning.
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Use "swimming" after "went" to describe the activity (go + -ing).
2Let's ............... something.
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Use "eat" after "let's" because it is followed by the base verb.
3I went ............... Canada to meet my brother.
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Use "to" to show movement toward a country or place.
4She went dancing ............... the room.
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Use "into" to show movement from outside to inside a place.
5I have invited all of my friends ............... my party.
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Use "to" after "invite someone" before an event.
6You ............... get some rest.
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Use "had better" to give strong advice.
7One of my cousins ............... a singer.
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Use "is" because "one" is the singular subject.
8The teacher had scarcely left the class ............... the children started talking.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "when" and "before" can follow "scarcely" in this time expression.
9No sooner had I opened the door ............... the cat jumped out.
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Use "than" in the structure "no sooner... than".
10I was hardly inside the house ............... it started raining.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "when" and "before" can follow "hardly" in this time expression.
11How about ............... a drink?
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Use "having" after "how about" because the expression is followed by a gerund.
12She accused me ............... stealing her watch.
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Use "of" after "accused me" before a gerund.
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- We went swimming in the morning.
- Let’s eat something.
- I went to Canada to meet my brother.
- She went dancing into the room.
- I have invited all of my friends to my party.
- You had better get some rest.
- One of my cousins is a singer.
- The teacher had scarcely left the class when / before the children started talking.
- No sooner had I opened the door than the cat jumped out.
- I was hardly inside the house when / before it started raining.
- How about having a drink?
- She accused me of stealing her watch.