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Mixed Grammar: Like and Such As, Quite and Relative Pronouns Exercise

October 30, 2023 A2pdf

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1I ............... him for the past month.
Wrong!
Use "haven't seen" for a period that continues up to the present.
2Professionals ............... doctors and engineers often migrate to other countries.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Like" and "such as" can introduce examples in this sentence.
3The dogs are playing ............... the field.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something inside an open area such as a field.
4Animals ............... giraffes and elephants are herbivores.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Such as" and "like" can introduce examples in this sentence.
5The doctor ............... saw me in the afternoon referred me to a specialist.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of a relative clause.
6Something ............... to be done about it.
Wrong!
"Ought" is followed by "to" and the base form of the verb.
7I didn't know ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "anyone" after a negative verb to mean no person.
8She is ............... successful.
Wrong!
"Quite" is the adverb meaning fairly or completely.
9She didn't ............... finish it.
Wrong!
"Didn't quite finish" means she almost finished it but did not complete it.
10This is ............... than that.
Wrong!
Use the comparative adjective "worse" before "than".
11You ............... better leave now.
Wrong!
The fixed expression for strong advice is "had better".
12The house ............... I was born was very small.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place something happened.

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  1. I haven’t seen him for the past month.
  2. Professionals like / such as doctors and engineers often migrate to other countries.
  3. The dogs are playing in the field.
  4. Animals such as / like giraffes and elephants are herbivores.
  5. The doctor who saw me in the afternoon referred me to a specialist.
  6. Something ought to be done about it.
  7. I didn’t know anyone at the party.
  8. She is quite successful.
  9. She didn’t quite finish it.
  10. This is worse than that.
  11. You had better leave now.
  12. The house where I was born was very small.

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