1I ............... sure that they are cheating us.
Wrong!
Use "feel" for a general belief or opinion here.
2You are ............... an amazing hostess!
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus a singular countable noun.
3That was ............... generous of you.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when no noun follows it.
4I ............... him to turn up soon.
Wrong!
Use "expect" in the pattern expect someone to do something.
5He was accused of stealing someone ............... ideas.
Wrong!
Use the possessive form "else's" before the noun it owns.
6She was ............... anxious to sit still.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is possible or suitable.
7I was completely ............... after the journey.
Wrong!
Use "exhausted" to describe how the person felt.
8I have difficulty ............... names and faces.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "remembering" and "in remembering" are correct after "have difficulty".
9The whole town was ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "under" to mean covered by water here.
10I don't like this coat; ..............., it is too expensive.
Wrong!
Use "besides" to add another reason or point.
11How do you ............... the washing machine?
Wrong!
Use "start" for making a machine begin working.
12If my grandfather had been alive, he ............... 90 this year.
Wrong!
Use "would have turned" for the imagined result of an unreal past condition.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I feel sure that they are cheating us.
- You are such an amazing hostess!
- That was so generous of you.
- I expect him to turn up soon.
- He was accused of stealing someone else’s ideas.
- She was too anxious to sit still.
- I was completely exhausted after the journey.
- I have difficulty remembering / in remembering names and faces.
- The whole town was under water.
- I don’t like this coat; besides, it is too expensive.
- How do you start the washing machine?
- If my grandfather had been alive, he would have turned 90 this year.