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Gap Filling Exercise

September 13, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Meera as well as her sisters ……………………English well.

Correct! Wrong!

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.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

3. When we were kids, we ……………………… much of our time playing.

Correct! Wrong!

Would is often used to talk about past habits.

4. Men as well as women ………………………. an important role in nation building.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She laughed ……………………… she had heard a joke.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Everyone loved the girl …………………… she had pleasant manners.

Correct! Wrong!

Because shows the reason.

7. She is …………………….. to buy whatever she wants.

Correct! Wrong!

When enough is an adverb, it goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.

8. He was …………………… distraught to speak.

Correct! Wrong!

9. It is time you ……………………… married.

Correct! Wrong!

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.

Correct! Wrong!

So...that... shows cause and effect.

11. If you had been more careful, you ………………………… yourself.

Correct! Wrong!

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.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Meera as well as her sisters speaks English well.
  2. Though the cast and screenplay were good, the movie was not a success.
  3. When we were kids, we would spend much of our time playing.
  4. Men as well as women play an important role in nation building.
  5. She laughed as if she had heard a joke.
  6. Everyone loved the girl because she had pleasant manners.
  7. She is rich enough to buy whatever she wants.
  8. He was too distraught to speak.
  9. It is time you got married.
  10. The day was so windy that we abandoned the picnic.
  11. If you had been more careful, you would not have burned yourself.
  12. As I was free in the afternoon, I watched a movie.
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