Fill in the blanks.
1Where is she? She ............... to the shops.
Wrong!
Use "has gone" because she is at the shops now or on her way there.
2Each ............... is different.
Wrong!
Use the singular noun "day" after "each".
3He ............... in December.
Wrong!
Use "was born" to talk about someone's birth in the past.
4He is regarded ............... one of the greatest statesmen ever.
Wrong!
The fixed pattern is "as" after "regarded" in this sentence.
5It is considered ............... one of the biggest malls in town.
Wrong!
The passive pattern here is "to be" after "considered".
6Considered ............... a whole, the movie was good.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "as" in "considered as a whole".
7I watched the ............... show.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after "the" before a singular countable noun.
8I feel tired ............... the time.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "all" in "all the time".
9She was sleeping the ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after "the" to mean the complete period of time.
10That carpet needs ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "needs", both "cleaning" and "to be cleaned" can describe what should be done to the carpet.
11I ............... there yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "went" with the definite past time expression "yesterday".
12I ............... her lately.
Wrong!
Use "haven't seen" with "lately" to connect the recent past to now.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Where is she? She has gone to the shops.
- Each day is different.
- He was born in December.
- He is regarded as one of the greatest statesmen ever.
- It is considered to be one of the biggest malls in town.
- Considered as a whole, the movie was good.
- I watched the whole show.
- I feel tired all the time.
- She was sleeping the whole time.
- That carpet needs cleaning / to be cleaned
- I went there yesterday.
- I haven’t seen her lately.
