Fill in the blanks.
1. No sooner had I seen the huge boulder lying in the middle of the road, ………………….. I stopped the car.
Sooner is a comparative word; use than after it.
2. It is high time we ………………….. the police.
After it is high time, we use a past tense with a present meaning.
3. What is the feminine gender of fox?
4. ………………………. knowledge is a dangerous thing.
5. …………………….. is the best form of flattery.
6. She told him a story. Identify the direct object.
7. He showed me his possessions. Identify the indirect object.
The indirect object is the person who receives something.
8. One of the wheels of the car ……………………… punctured.
Here the subject is the singular expression one.
9. The spider was busy …………………….. web.
10. A shoal of …………………..
11. He drives very carefully. Here very is an ……………………
Very modifies the adjective carefully. Only an adverb can modify an adjective.
12. When I visited him yesterday, he ………………………..
Answers
1. No sooner had I seen the huge boulder lying in the middle of the road, than I stopped the car.
2. It is high time we called the police.
3. Vixen
4. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
5. Imitation is the best form of flattery.
6. She told him a story. Identify the direct object. The story
7. He showed me his possessions. Identify the indirect object. Me
8. One of the wheels of the car is punctured.
9. The spider was busy spinning web.
10. A shoal of fish.
11. He drives very carefully. Here very is an adverb.
12. When I visited him yesterday, he was sleeping.
