Fill in the blanks.
1It is time you ............... that mole checked.
Wrong!
After "It is time", use the past form "got" to say that something should happen now.
2There ............... be a tea stall in that corner.
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Use "used to" for a past situation that is no longer true.
3He ............... to be a singer.
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The simple present verb "aspires" describes a general ambition.
4You ............... never violate the rules.
Wrong!
Use "must" to express a strong rule or obligation. "Ought" would need "to" before the verb.
5If she left home at six, she ............... be here soon.
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Use "should" to say that something is expected to happen.
6There are no secrets between you and ...............
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After the preposition "between", use the object pronoun "me".
7She patted ............... on the back for completing the project on time.
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Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" because the subject and object are the same person.
8I waited ............... hours and then I went home.
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Use "for" with a period of time such as "hours".
9............... playing to the best of our ability, we could not win the match.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "In spite of" and "Despite" can come before a gerund phrase.
10They congratulated her ............... her success.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "for" and "on" are acceptable after "congratulated her" here.
11Why are you always shouting ............... me?
Wrong!
Use "at" after "shouting" when someone is the target of angry speech.
12............... of them was there.
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Use "None" with "of them" to mean that not one person was there.
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- It is time you got that mole checked.
- There used to be a tea stall in that corner.
- He aspires to be a singer.
- You must never violate the rules.
- If she left home at six, she should be here soon.
- There are no secrets between you and me.
- She patted herself on the back for completing the project on time.
- I waited for hours and then I went home.
- In spite of / Despite playing to the best of our ability, we could not win the match.
- They congratulated her for / on her success.
- Why are you always shouting at me?
- None of them was there.