Fill in the blanks.
1. I always feel ............................... in the afternoon.
Correct!
Wrong!
Feel is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
2. I .............................. her till twelve, and then went home.
Correct!
Wrong!
Before an object, we use wait for.
3. I am ................................ her to turn up soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. They talk such ...............................!
Correct!
Wrong!
Nonsense is uncountable. It cannot be used with a.
5. Every one of the guests .............................. dancing.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after every one.
6. I go there every ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Every should be followed by a singular noun.
7. I see her every few ..................................
Correct!
Wrong!
Every is used with plural nouns in expressions that refer to intervals.
8. I enjoy ............................... in the rain.
Correct!
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
9. It was Sam ............................... bought the tickets.
Correct!
Wrong!
That cannot be used to refer to people in non-identifying relative clauses.
10. She looks ........................... older than she used to.
Correct!
Wrong!
Very cannot be used with comparatives.
11. We ................................ meet in the cafeteria in the evenings.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either would or used to can be used to talk about past habits.
12. Let's meet ............................... next week.
Correct!
Wrong!
Sometime refers to an indefinite time in future.
Answers
- I always feel sleepy in the afternoon.
- I waited for her till twelve, and then went home.
- I am expecting her to turn up soon.
- They talk such nonsense!
- Every one of the guests was dancing.
- I go there every day.
- I see her every few days.
- I enjoy walking in the rain.
- It was Sam who bought the tickets.
- She looks much older than she used to.
- We used to / would meet in the cafeteria in the evenings.
- Let’s meet sometime next week.
