Fill in the blanks.
1Everyone we met ............... excited about the event.
Wrong!
"Was" is correct because "everyone" takes a singular verb.
2............... cannot be cured must be endured.
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"What" is correct because it means "the thing that" here.
3Everyone came ............... Peter.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Except" and "except for" are correct because both can introduce the person not included.
4............... people can claim that they have never lied in their lives.
Wrong!
"Few" is correct because it means not many before a plural countable noun.
5Have you bought ...............?
Wrong!
"Anything" is correct in a neutral question about an unknown object.
6Would you like ............... to drink?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are correct: offers commonly use "something" when expecting a yes answer, and "anything" makes a more neutral offer.
7I have hardly done any work ............... Christmas.
Wrong!
"Since" is correct because it gives the starting point of the period.
8Not ..............., they got married.
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"Surprisingly" is correct because an adverb is needed in the phrase "Not surprisingly".
9She looks ............... than she actually is.
Wrong!
"Younger" is correct because "than" requires a comparative form.
10I hate the thought ............... getting old.
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"Of" is correct in the expression "the thought of doing something".
11The main reason ............... I don’t trust him is personal.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Why" and "that" are correct after "reason" in this relative clause.
12The man ............... she married is an engineer from Bangalore.
Select 2 answers.
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"Whom" and "that" are correct because they refer to a person as the object of "married".
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Answers
- Everyone we met was excited about the event.
- What cannot be cured must be endured.
- Everyone came except / except for Peter.
- Few people can claim that they have never lied in their lives.
- Have you bought anything?
- Would you like anything / something to drink?
- I have hardly done any work since Christmas.
- Not surprisingly, they got married.
- She looks younger than she actually is.
- I hate the thought of getting old.
- The main reason why / that I don’t trust him is personal.
- The man whom / that she married is an engineer from Bangalore.