Fill in the blanks.
1Don't ask me ............... the journey was.
Wrong!
Use "how" to ask about the quality or experience of the journey: "how the journey was."
2Do you know how animals ............... one another?
Wrong!
Use "talk to" before the object "one another."
3That shelf is ............... high for me to reach.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when something is more than is possible or suitable: "too high for me to reach."
4I lived there for six years but I never felt that it ............... my home.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the main verb is in the past: "I never felt that it was my home."
5Is anybody ...............?
Wrong!
Use "at home" to mean in one's house or place of residence.
6Why ............... I help you?
Wrong!
Use "should" to ask about obligation or a reason for doing something: "Why should I help you?"
7What about the children? Who ............... take care of them?
Wrong!
Use "will" to ask what is going to happen or who is going to do the action: "Who will take care of them?"
8How ............... is your house from here?
Wrong!
Use "far" after "How" to ask about distance: "How far is your house from here?"
9What ............... this thing in English?
Wrong!
Use "do you call" to ask for the name of something: "What do you call this thing in English?"
10How much ............... weigh?
Wrong!
Use "do you" to form a present simple question with the verb "weigh."
11What about ............... out tonight?
Wrong!
After "What about," use the -ing form: "eating."
12I heard him ............... down the stairs.
Wrong!
After "heard him," use the bare infinitive "go" to describe the complete action.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Don’t ask me how the journey was.
- Do you know how animals talk to one another?
- That shelf is too high for me to reach.
- I lived there for six years but I never felt that it was my home.
- Is anybody at home?
- Why should I help you?
- What about the children? Who will take care of them?
- How far is your house from here?
- What do you call this thing in English?
- How much do you weigh?
- What about eating out tonight?
- I heard him go down the stairs.
