Fill in the blanks.
1. I don’t want …………………….. to bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
Want is followed by a to-infinitive.
2. She failed the exam in spite of ………………………. hard.
Correct!
Wrong!
In spite of should be followed by a noun or ing form.
3. It is easy ……………………….. fault with others.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She needn’t have ……………………. me flowers.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the third form of the verb after have.
5. It made him angry ………………………. for people who were late.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She …………………….. against the wall.
Correct!
Wrong!
The past and past participle form of lean can be leaned or leant.
7. I ……………………….. the books on the table.
Correct!
Wrong!
When lay means place, its past simple form is laid.
8. Her ………………………… book is being published next month.
Correct!
Wrong!
Latest is the most recent.
9. You are looking …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Look is a copular verb. Copular verbs are modified by adjectives, not adverbs.
10. ………………………. shops open on Sunday mornings.
Correct!
Wrong!
Before a noun without a determiner, use many.
11. ………………………. shops take credit cards.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Can you make wine …………………….. gooseberries?
Correct!
Wrong!
We use make from when a material is changed into a completely different form to make something.
Answers
- I don’t want to go to bed.
- She failed the exam in spite of having worked hard.
- It is easy to find fault with others.
- She needn’t have sent me flowers.
- It made him angry to wait for people who were late.
- She leaned / leant against the wall.
- I laid the books on the table.
- Her latest book is being published next month.
- You are looking unhappy.
- Many shops open on Sunday mornings.
- Plenty of shops take credit cards.
- Can you make wine from gooseberries?
