Fill in the blanks.
1I don't want ............... to bed.
Wrong!
Use "to go" after the verb "want".
2She failed the exam in spite of ............... hard.
Wrong!
Use "having worked" after "in spite of" to refer to an earlier completed action.
3It is easy ............... fault with others.
Wrong!
Use "to find" after the adjective phrase "easy" in this pattern.
4She needn't have ............... me flowers.
Wrong!
Use the past participle "sent" after "needn't have".
5It made him angry ............... for people who were late.
Wrong!
Use "to wait" after "It made him angry" to explain what made him angry.
6She ............... against the wall.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "leaned" and "leant" are correct past-tense forms here.
7I ............... the books on the table.
Wrong!
Use "laid" as the past simple of "lay" meaning "put".
8Her ............... book is being published next month.
Wrong!
Use "latest" to mean the most recent book.
9You are looking ...............
Wrong!
Use the adjective "unhappy" after the linking verb "look".
10............... shops open on Sunday mornings.
Wrong!
Use "Many" directly before a plural countable noun.
11............... shops take credit cards.
Wrong!
Use "Plenty of" before a plural countable noun.
12Can you make wine ............... gooseberries?
Wrong!
Use "from" when one thing is changed into another product.
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- 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?