Fill in the blanks.
1We must walk quickly ............... we will miss the bus.
Wrong!
Use "or" to warn about the negative result if we do not walk quickly.
2............... my work, I went home.
Wrong!
"Having finished" shows that the work was completed before I went home.
3We must love ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each other" and "one another" are natural reciprocal pronouns here.
4After ............... the noise, the thief ran away.
Wrong!
After the preposition "After", use the gerund "hearing".
5............... the storm, we had to abandon the trip.
Wrong!
"Because of" is followed by the noun phrase "the storm".
6After ............... the signal, the driver stopped the car.
Wrong!
After the preposition "After", use the gerund "seeing".
7Not ............... what to do, I went to bed.
Wrong!
"Not knowing" means that I did not know what to do at that time.
8............... the plane landed, there was a loud explosion.
Wrong!
"As soon as" correctly introduces the time clause without extra inversion.
9The boy ............... watch had been stolen complained to the police.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession of the watch.
10............... carefully you drive, you may still have an accident.
Wrong!
"However" before an adverb means it does not matter how carefully you drive.
11The weather ............... fine, we went for a walk.
Wrong!
"Being" forms an absolute phrase meaning because the weather was fine.
12............... the weather was fine, we went for a walk.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason for going for a walk.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We must walk quickly or we will miss the bus.
- Having finished my work, I went home.
- We must love each other / one another
- After hearing the noise, the thief ran away.
- Because of the storm, we had to abandon the trip.
- After seeing the signal, the driver stopped the car.
- Not knowing what to do, I went to bed.
- As soon as the plane landed, there was a loud explosion.
- The boy whose watch had been stolen complained to the police.
- However carefully you drive, you may still have an accident.
- The weather being fine, we went for a walk.
- As the weather was fine, we went for a walk.
