Fill in the blanks.
1That is ............... of your business.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "none of your business".
2She is ............... friend of mine.
Wrong!
Use "no" before a noun to mean not any or not a.
3That was rude; you ............... have called him a fool.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't" to say that the action was wrong or not advisable.
4I found it difficult ............... the puzzle.
Wrong!
After "found it difficult", use the infinitive form "to solve".
5She lives ...............
Wrong!
Use "alone" after the verb to mean without other people.
6She is ............... old.
Wrong!
Use "pretty" as an adverb meaning quite before an adjective.
7She is good ............... singing.
Wrong!
The correct preposition in this pattern is "at".
8Fruits and vegetables are good ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "good for" to say that something benefits you, as in "good for you".
9I want to speak ............... the manager.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to" and "with" are correct when you mean talk to someone.
10If I had been there, this ...............
Wrong!
In the third conditional, the result clause uses "would not have happened".
11She kissed them ............... on the forehead.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "both" can follow "them": "them each" means every one of them separately, and "them both" is used when there are two people. "Every" cannot be used after a pronoun like this.
12I was ............... tired that I could not work.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with that.
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- That is none of your business.
- She is no friend of mine.
- That was rude; you shouldn’t have called him a fool.
- I found it difficult to solve the puzzle.
- She lives alone.
- She is pretty old.
- She is good at singing.
- Fruits and vegetables are good for you.
- I want to speak to / with the manager.
- If I had been there, this would not have happened.
- She kissed them each / both on the forehead.
- I was so tired that I could not work.