Fill in the blanks.
1You should be ashamed ............... .
Wrong!
The correct reflexive phrase after "ashamed" here is "of yourself" because the person should feel shame about their own behavior.
2When we were children, we ............... go swimming almost every day.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "used to" describe repeated past habits in "would" and "used to" with an action verb.
3There ............... be a pond in that corner.
Wrong!
The phrase "used to" describes a past state that is no longer true.
4He spoke in ............... a low voice that I could not hear him.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus noun in the pattern "such a low voice that...".
5............... had I closed the door before someone knocked.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Hardly" and "Scarcely" fit the inverted pattern meaning one action happened immediately after another.
6The sunset was ............... beautiful that we couldn’t help admiring it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so beautiful that...".
7............... he has broken his leg, he cannot walk now.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "As" and "Because" introduce the reason why he cannot walk now.
8He wants to buy another car ............... we don’t already have enough cars in the garage.
Wrong!
The phrase "as if" introduces the ironic idea that he is acting as though we do not already have enough cars.
9This is the man ............... wants to talk to you.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for a person.
10He asked me ............... I lived.
Wrong!
The word "where" reports a question about place.
11I asked them ............... they could help me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "if" and "whether" can introduce a reported yes/no question.
12He ............... since he was a boy.
Wrong!
Use "has been volunteering" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You should be ashamed of yourself .
- When we were children, we would / used to go swimming almost every day.
- There used to be a pond in that corner.
- He spoke in such a low voice that I could not hear him.
- Hardly / Scarcely had I closed the door before someone knocked.
- The sunset was so beautiful that we couldn’t help admiring it.
- As / Because he has broken his leg, he cannot walk now.
- He wants to buy another car as if we don’t already have enough cars in the garage.
- This is the man who wants to talk to you.
- He asked me where I lived.
- I asked them if / whether they could help me.
- He has been volunteering since he was a boy.
