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Gap Filling Exercise

November 15, 2017 - pdf

This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.

1. Everything ...................... he said was wrong.

Correct! Wrong!

After quantifiers like all, every and everything, we prefer that to which.

2. ...................... she said made me angry.

Correct! Wrong!

What means the things which.

3. Everybody .......................... arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

After expressions like every, everyone and everybody we use a singular verb.

4. If you ................. happen to finish early, give me a ring.

Correct! Wrong!

We use should happen in the if-clause to suggest that something is very unlikely.

5. If she should be late, we .................... have to leave without her.

Correct! Wrong!

Would is uncommon in the main clause after 'if...should'.

6. The thing ........................ happened next horrified me.

Correct! Wrong!

7. My jeans ....................... too tight for me.

Correct! Wrong!

The noun jeans is plural and has no singular form.

8. A lot of social problems ........................... caused by poverty.

Correct! Wrong!

If the noun following 'a lot of' is plural, we use a plural verb.

9. A lot of time ............................ required to learn a language.

Correct! Wrong!

If the noun following 'a lot of' is singular, we use a singular verb.

10. 'We have got only two liters of milk left.' '............................. not enough.'

Correct! Wrong!

When we talk about amounts and quantities, we often use singular verbs.

11. You are too ....................... to be a soldier.

Correct! Wrong!

We use small to refer to size.

12. It was ...................... hot that we stopped playing.

Correct! Wrong!

Very and too cannot be followed by a that-clause.

Answers

1. Everything that he said was wrong.
2. What she said made me angry.
3. Everybody has arrived.
4. If you should happen to finish early, give me a ring.
5. If she should be late, we will have to leave without her.
6. The thing that happened next horrified me.
7. My jeans are too tight for me.
8. A lot of social problems are caused by poverty.
9. A lot of time is required to learn a language.
10. ‘We have got only two liters of milk left.’ ‘That is not enough.’
11. You are too small to be a soldier.
12. It was so hot that we stopped playing.

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