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Gap Filling Grammar Exercise

January 13, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Take the umbrella with you in case it .............................

Correct! Wrong!

2. The first time I ............................. there was last year.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to simply say that something happened sometime ago.

3. He died in the village where he was .................................

Correct! Wrong!

Where means in which.

4. She .................................. a few months ago.

Correct! Wrong!

5. This is Sally, ................................... is my best friend.

Correct! Wrong!

The relative pronoun acts as the subject of the relative clause. Hence, it is wrong to use another noun/pronoun with it.

6. You have asked that question a .................................. times.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I don't think ................................ she is telling the truth.

Correct! Wrong!

8. .................................. the cold, they went out.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either despite or in spite of is possible here.

9. ............................... she comes, we can go for a drive.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She acted ………………………… she was mad.

Correct! Wrong!

11. Make sure that the patient ……………………….. complete rest.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I will give you a call when I ………………………

Correct! Wrong!

A present tense is used in the subordinate clause to refer to future when the verb in the main clause is in the future tense.

Answers

  1. Take the umbrella with you in case it rains.
  2. The first time I went there was last year.
  3. He died in the village where he was born.
  4. She retired a few months ago.
  5. This is Sally, who is my best friend.
  6. You have asked that question a hundred times.
  7. I don’t think that she is telling the truth.
  8. In spite of / Despite the cold, they went out.
  9. In case she comes, we can go for a drive.
  10. She acted as if she was mad.
  11. Make sure that the patient gets complete rest.
  12. I will give you a call when I arrive.
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