Fill in the blanks.
1. Meera as well as her sisters ……………………English well.
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When we connect a singular noun and a plural noun with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.
2. …………………… the cast and screenplay were good, the movie was not a success.
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Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
3. When we were kids, we ……………………… much of our time playing.
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Would is often used to talk about past habits.
4. Men as well as women ………………………. an important role in nation building.
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5. She laughed ……………………… she had heard a joke.
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6. Everyone loved the girl …………………… she had pleasant manners.
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Because shows the reason.
7. She is …………………….. to buy whatever she wants.
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When enough is an adverb, it goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.
8. He was …………………… distraught to speak.
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9. It is time you ……………………… married.
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We use a past tense after it is time to refer to the present or future.
10. The day was so windy …………………… we abandoned the picnic.
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So...that... shows cause and effect.
11. If you had been more careful, you ………………………… yourself.
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In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
12. As I was free in the afternoon, I …………………….. a movie.
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Answers
- Meera as well as her sisters speaks English well.
- Though the cast and screenplay were good, the movie was not a success.
- When we were kids, we would spend much of our time playing.
- Men as well as women play an important role in nation building.
- She laughed as if she had heard a joke.
- Everyone loved the girl because she had pleasant manners.
- She is rich enough to buy whatever she wants.
- He was too distraught to speak.
- It is time you got married.
- The day was so windy that we abandoned the picnic.
- If you had been more careful, you would not have burned yourself.
- As I was free in the afternoon, I watched a movie.
