Fill in the blanks.
1Janet, as well as her sisters, ............... well.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "sings" is correct.
2............... she is very rich, she is not very happy.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being very rich and not being very happy.
3When we were kids, we ............... go swimming every weekend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Would" and "used to" can both describe a repeated habit in the past.
4The sun, as well as the moon, ............... light.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "gives" is correct.
5She screamed ............... she was in pain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" both introduce the way the situation seemed.
6............... he was very arrogant, no one liked him.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason why no one liked him.
7He is ............... to buy a yacht.
Wrong!
The correct pattern is adjective + enough, so "rich enough" is correct.
8He was ............... tired to walk.
Wrong!
"Too" fits the pattern too + adjective + to-infinitive to show an excessive degree.
9It is time you ............... another place to live.
Wrong!
After "It is time", we use a past form, so "found" is correct.
10The house was ............... beautiful that he decided to buy it.
Wrong!
"So" fits the pattern so + adjective + that to show a result.
11If you had been careful, the accident ...............
Wrong!
In the third conditional, the result clause uses "would not have happened".
12If you are free in the afternoon, we ............... to the movies.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Can go" and "could go" are both natural ways to suggest a possible plan.
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 / used to 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.
- 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 / could go to the movies.
