Fill in the blanks.
1I don't read newspapers. I don't read magazines ...............
Wrong!
After a negative statement, use "either" to mean also not.
2I don't want ............... now.
Wrong!
After "want", use object + infinitive, so "you to go" is correct.
3I want my daughter ............... a doctor.
Wrong!
After an object with "want", use the infinitive "to become".
4She insisted that he ............... drugs.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "insisted that", both "should give up" and "gave up" are acceptable here.
5Despite ............... a headache, I enjoyed the movie.
Wrong!
After "despite", use the gerund "having".
6If I were you, I ............... that car serviced.
Wrong!
For advice with "If I were you", use "would get".
7If I were you, I ............... worry.
Wrong!
For advice with "If I were you", use "wouldn't" before the base verb.
8He is a vegetarian, just ............... his brother.
Wrong!
Before a noun phrase meaning similar to, use "like".
9Don't use your nail ............... it were a screwdriver.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to describe an imaginary comparison.
10It doesn't take long ............... her house from here.
Wrong!
After "It doesn't take long", use the infinitive phrase "to get to".
11I must ............... weight. My clothes have become loose.
Wrong!
After "must" for a strong deduction about the past, use "have lost".
12Can you look after the children while I ...............?
Wrong!
The natural expression is "go shopping".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I don’t read newspapers. I don’t read magazines either.
- I don’t want you to go now.
- I want my daughter to become a doctor.
- She insisted that he should give up / gave up drugs.
- Despite having a headache, I enjoyed the movie.
- If I were you, I would get that car serviced.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t worry.
- He is a vegetarian, just like his brother.
- Don’t use your nail as if it were a screwdriver.
- It doesn’t take long to get to her house from here.
- I must have lost weight. My clothes have become loose.
- Can you look after the children while I go shopping?