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Gap Fills Exercise

May 13, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. You won't get the job ............................. you pass the test.

Correct! Wrong!

Unless means if not. It is used to express a condition.

2. I have always wished I .............................

Correct! Wrong!

3. You must learn to stand up .............................. yourself.

Correct! Wrong!

To stand up for yourself is to defend yourself.

4. Nobody thought she would be brave enough to stand up ............................... him.

Correct! Wrong!

To stand up to somebody is to not allow them to treat you badly.

5. Please tell ................................. to leave.

Correct! Wrong!

There is no preposition before tell and its object.

6. .................................. they worked overtime, they could not finish the project on time.

Correct! Wrong!

Although is a conjunction. It is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

7. I would be grateful if you ............................... help me with this.

Correct! Wrong!

8. When plants die, they give ............................... gases such as carbon dioxide.

Correct! Wrong!

To give something off is to produce it.

9. It is time you ..............................

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We use a past tense with a present meaning after It is time.

10. He is ………………………… older than his wife.

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We cannot use very with comparative adjectives.

11. What are you wearing ………………………… your sweater?

Correct! Wrong!

12. Have you got ………………………… razor blades?

Correct! Wrong!

We use any in questions and some in affirmative sentences.

Answers

1. You won’t get the job unless you pass the test.

2. I have always wished I could sing.

3. You must learn to stand up for yourself.

4. Nobody thought she would be brave enough to stand up to him.

5. Please tell him to leave.

6. Although they worked overtime, they could not finish the project on time.

7. I would be grateful if you could help me with this.

8. When plants die, they give off gases such as carbon dioxide.

9. It is time you left.

10. He is much older than his wife.

11. What are you wearing under your sweater? 12. Have you got any razor blades?

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