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Gap Filling Grammar Exercise

May 8, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1What you said ............... unpardonable.
Wrong!
Here the subject is the noun clause 'what you said'. When the subject is a clause, the verb is usually singular.
2They spoke in a low voice lest they ............... wake up the baby.
Wrong!
Should is the only auxiliary that can be used after lest.
3I have invited them ............... dinner.
Wrong!
4If you had called her, she ............... happy.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
5Which of the following words does not have a plural form?
Wrong!
6Smoking is injurious to health. Here smoking is a ...............
Wrong!
Ing forms used as the subject of a clause is a gerund.
7There is a cottage ............... the river.
Wrong!
Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another.
8Nobody came, ...............?
Wrong!
Affirmative tags are used after negative expressions like nobody. In question tags, use they to refer to nobody, somebody, anybody.
9Neither fish nor meat ............... with me.
Wrong!
When you connect two singular subjects with neither/nor, the verb is singular.
10To ruffle feathers is to ...............
Wrong!
11Call them at once. Change into passive.
Wrong!
We use let to change imperatives into passive.
12My sister ............... abroad.
Wrong!
The simple present is used to talk about permanent living arrangements.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. What you said is unpardonable.
  2. They spoke in a low voice lest they should wake up the baby.
  3. I have invited them to dinner.
  4. If you had called her, she would have been happy.
  5. Which of the following words does not have a plural form? Accommodation
  6. Smoking is injurious to health. Here smoking is a Gerund
  7. There is a cottage above the river.
  8. Nobody came, did they?
  9. Neither fish nor meat agrees with me.
  10. To ruffle feathers is to upset people
  11. Call them at once. Change into passive. Let them be called at once.
  12. My sister lives abroad.
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