Fill in the blanks.
1. My grandfather ........................... at 95.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is used to talk about a finished event.
2. The doctors said that he was ................................ on arrival.
Correct!
Wrong!
Dead on arrival is the correct expression.
3. If she left home at six, she .............................. be here soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to express logical possibility.
4. Whenever we meet, we ............................. politics.
Correct!
Wrong!
Discuss is one of those verbs that does not take a preposition.
5. Have you ................................ for this drink?
Correct!
Wrong!
Paid is the past and past participle form of pay.
6. He .............................. me a visit the other day.
Correct!
Wrong!
To pay a visit is to visit someone. Paid is the past form of pay.
7. It took them hours to ............................ the fire in the basement.
Correct!
Wrong!
To put out fire is to extinguish it.
8. What a brilliant idea ................................!
Correct!
Wrong!
In exclamatory sentences, the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
9. Tell me where .............................. all this while.
Correct!
Wrong!
In reported questions the inverted word order is used.
10. You ……………………… give me my money back.
Correct!
Wrong!
Had better is used to give strong advice.
11. She worked hard so that she ............................. the promotion.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, would, could or might are common in the clause introduced by so that.
12. That child of ................................ has broken my window again.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- My grandfather died at 95.
- The doctors said that he was dead on arrival.
- If she left home at six, she should be here soon.
- Whenever we meet, we discuss politics.
- Have you paid for this drink?
- He paid me a visit the other day.
- It took them hours to put out the fire in the basement.
- What a brilliant idea it is!
- Tell me where you have been all this while.
- You had better give me my money back.
- She worked hard so that she would get the promotion.
- That child of yours has broken my window again.
