Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1He talked as if he ............... everything, but he didn’t.
Wrong!
Use "knew" after "as if" to describe an unreal present idea.
2............... in Germany, I got to befriend a musician.
Wrong!
Use "While" to mean "during the time that I was in Germany."
3You look ............... you are about to cry.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as if" and "as though" can introduce how something seems.
4............... I was a child, I stayed with my grandparents.
Wrong!
Use "When" to refer to a time or period in someone’s life.
5Don’t ask me ............... again; I am not going to lend you any more.
Wrong!
Use "for money" after "ask" when you request that someone give you money.
6James, as well as Janet, ............... excited to hear the news.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the verb agrees with "James," not with the phrase after "as well as."
7I answered all the questions ............... one.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "except" and "but" can mean "not including" after "all."
8Nobody but ............... would do a thing like that.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "he" and "him" are possible after "but," with "he" sounding more formal.
9The car is too ............... for the garage.
Wrong!
After "too" we need an adjective; use "wide" to describe the distance from one side of the car to the other.
10You ............... write good English in a few months.
Wrong!
Use "will be able to" to talk clearly about ability in the future.
11I wish that I ............... prettier.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "was" and "were" can express an unreal present wish after "I wish."
12Don’t fight ............... him; he is much bigger than you.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "fight" to name the person you are fighting against.
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- He talked as if he knew everything, but he didn’t.
- While in Germany, I got to befriend a musician.
- You look as if / as though you are about to cry.
- When I was a child, I stayed with my grandparents.
- Don’t ask me for money again; I am not going to lend you any more.
- James, as well as Janet, was excited to hear the news.
- I answered all the questions except / but one.
- Nobody but he / him would do a thing like that.
- The car is too wide for the garage.
- You will be able to write good English in a few months.
- I wish that I was / were prettier.
- Don’t fight with him; he is much bigger than you.