Fill in the blanks.
1He is ............... lazy to do anything.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean the degree is more than is acceptable or possible.
2Would you mind ............... for a minute?
Wrong!
After "Would you mind", use the gerund "waiting".
3............... the price may be, I am going to buy it.
Wrong!
Use "Whatever" to mean that the price does not matter.
4Hardly had she finished one project ............... she started working on the next.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "Hardly had", both "when" and "before" can introduce the next event.
5If I were a bird, I ............... around the world.
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence, use "would fly" for the unreal result.
6The more you praise him, the more arrogant ............... .
Wrong!
The comparative pattern is completed with "he becomes" in normal statement word order.
7The sooner you start, the ............... .
Wrong!
The parallel comparative structure needs "faster you finish" after "the".
8If you had come here yesterday, you ............... him.
Wrong!
In a third conditional sentence, use "could have met" for a possible past result.
9............... you work hard, you will fail.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if not" in this warning.
10What would you do if you ............... your job?
Wrong!
In a second conditional question, use "lost" for the imagined situation.
11If I were rich, I ............... poverty from the world.
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence, use "would eradicate" for the unreal result.
12Whenever he sees a dog, he ............... stones at it.
Wrong!
Use "throws" because the present simple describes a repeated habit.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is too lazy to do anything.
- Would you mind waiting for a minute?
- Whatever the price may be, I am going to buy it.
- Hardly had she finished one project when / before she started working on the next.
- If I were a bird, I would fly around the world.
- The more you praise him, the more arrogant he becomes .
- The sooner you start, the faster you finish .
- If you had come here yesterday, you could have met him.
- Unless you work hard, you will fail.
- What would you do if you lost your job?
- If I were rich, I would eradicate poverty from the world.
- Whenever he sees a dog, he throws stones at it.
