Fill in the blanks.
1His parents ............... when he was a child.
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Use the past simple verb "died" for a completed event in the past.
2He was declared ............... on arrival.
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After "was declared", use the adjective "dead" to describe his condition.
3I ............... in 1979.
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Use the passive past form "was born" with a past date.
4Let's ............... your plans.
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The verb "discuss" takes a direct object without "about".
5Though she was in town, she didn't ............... a visit.
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The expression is "pay me" in "pay me a visit".
6You haven't ............... for the drinks.
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The past participle of "pay" is "paid" after "haven't".
7She is looking forward to ............... a grandmother.
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After "look forward to", use the gerund "becoming".
8............... big city New York is!
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Use "What a" before an adjective plus a singular countable noun in an exclamation.
9She didn't tell me where ............... that night.
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In an indirect question, use statement word order: "she was".
10You ............... stop smoking.
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Use the fixed advice phrase "had better" before the base verb.
11If you applied in time, you ............... the job.
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In this second conditional sentence, "could get" expresses a possible result.
12If I know the answer, I ............... tell you.
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In a first conditional sentence, use "will" in the main clause.
Answers
- His parents died when he was a child.
- He was declared dead on arrival.
- I was born in 1979.
- Let’s discuss your plans.
- Though she was in town, she didn’t pay me a visit.
- You haven’t paid for the drinks.
- She is looking forward to becoming a grandmother.
- What a big city New York is!
- She didn’t tell me where she was that night.
- You had better stop smoking.
- If you applied in time, you could get the job.
- If I know the answer, I will tell you.
