Fill in the blanks.
1Never ............... seen so much food.
Wrong!
After the negative opener "Never", use inversion, so the correct answer is "have I".
2I look forward to ............... from you.
Wrong!
After "look forward to", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "hearing".
3The faster you run, ............... you get tired.
Wrong!
In the pattern "the + comparative, the + comparative", the correct answer is "the sooner".
4............... our best efforts, we could not win the contract.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
5It is time you ............... married.
Wrong!
After "It is time" with a subject, use the past simple, so the correct answer is "got".
6I am extremely close to ............... friends I have.
Wrong!
Use "the few" to mean all the friends in a small group.
7Having ............... the cats, she went to work.
Wrong!
After "Having" in a perfect participle clause, use the past participle "fed".
8She speaks ............... she knows everything.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as though" and "as if" correctly introduce the comparison here.
9............... I didn’t know his address, I couldn’t write to him.
Wrong!
Use "As" to introduce the reason in a full clause.
10You ............... start spending more wisely.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice.
11I would rather you ............... seeing her.
Wrong!
After "would rather" with a different subject, use the past simple "stopped".
12He worked ............... hard that he fell ill.
Wrong!
Before an adjective without a noun phrase, use "so" in the result structure.
Answers
- Never have I seen so much food.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- The faster you run, the sooner you get tired.
- In spite of our best efforts, we could not win the contract.
- It is time you got married.
- I am extremely close to the few friends I have.
- Having fed the cats, she went to work.
- She speaks as though / as if she knows everything.
- As I didn’t know his address, I couldn’t write to him.
- You had better start spending more wisely.
- I would rather you stopped seeing her.
- He worked so hard that he fell ill.
