Fill in the blanks.
1. Janet as well as her sisters …………………… well.
When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.
2. …………………… she is very rich, she is not very happy.
As and since give the reason. Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
3. When we were kids, we …………………….. go swimming every weekend.
Please select 2 correct answers
Both would and used to can be used to talk about past habits.
4. The sun as well as the moon …………………….. light.
When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.
5. She screamed ……………………… she was in pain.
Please select 2 correct answers
As if and as though are used to say what a situation seems like.
6. …………………… he was very arrogant, no one liked him.
As shows the reason.
7. He is ………………………. to buy a yacht.
When enough is an adverb, it goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.
8. He was ……………………. tired to walk.
Note the pattern too..to..
9. It is time you ……………………… another place to live in.
A past tense is used after it is time...
10. The house was ……………………. beautiful that he decided to buy it.
Note the conjunction so...that...
11. If you had been careful, the accident …………………………
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
12. If you are free in the afternoon, we ………………………. to the movies.
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/can/may + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Answers
- Janet as well as her sisters sings well.
- Though she is very rich, she is not very happy.
- When we were kids, we would go swimming every weekend.
- The sun as well as the moon gives light.
- She screamed as if / as though she was in pain.
- As he was very arrogant, no one liked him.
- He is rich enough to buy a yacht.
- He was too tired to walk.
- It is time you found another place to live in.
- The house was so beautiful that he decided to buy it.
- If you had been careful, the accident would not have happened.
- If you are free in the afternoon, we can go to the movies.
