Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. I met him two days ………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Ago is used to count back from now.
2. He isn’t ……………………………. to be a soldier.
Correct!
Wrong!
When enough is an adverb, it goes after the adjective modified by it.
3. You had better not …………………………….. him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Had better is followed by an infinitive without to.
4. We will be in trouble if we …………………………….. the money.
Correct!
Wrong!
In type 1 conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5. It is more important to invest in health and education …………………………… defense.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I …………………………. be a artist than a doctor or engineer.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Tired ………………………….. she was she went jogging.
Correct!
Wrong!
As and though can go after an adjective in a special structure. Tired as/though she was means the same as though she was tired.
8. ………………………….. he was tired, he went swimming.
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Wrong!
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
9. It is …………………………… a painful memory that it still makes me emotional.
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Wrong!
Such is followed by an adjective + noun.
10. Strange ……………………………. it may seem, I don’t like football.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
11. If you marry me, I ……………………………. you my queen.
Correct!
Wrong!
In type 1 conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.
12. She is ………………………….. than anybody I know.
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Wrong!
Braver is the comparative form of brave.
Answers
- I met him two days ago.
- He isn’t tall enough to be a soldier.
- You had better not annoy him.
- We will be in trouble if we do not get the money.
- It is more important to invest in health and education rather than defense.
- I would rather be a artist than a doctor or engineer.
- Tired as / though she was she went jogging.
- Though he was tired, he went swimming.
- It was such a painful experience that it still makes me emotional.
- Strange as/though it may seem, I don’t like football.
- If you marry me, I will make you my queen.
- She is braver than anybody I know.
