1I ............... sure that she is lying.
Wrong!
Use "feel" for a general opinion or belief in the present.
2They are ............... kind people!
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus a plural noun.
3That was ............... kind of you.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when no noun follows it.
4I ............... him to arrive at 3 o'clock.
Wrong!
Use "expect" in the pattern expect someone to do something.
5You should never steal someone ............... ideas.
Wrong!
Use "else's" to make someone else possessive.
6She was ............... anxious.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective such as anxious.
7I am completely ............... .
Wrong!
Use "exhausted" to describe how a person feels.
8I have difficulty ............... dates.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "remembering" and "in remembering" are correct after have difficulty.
9The whole village was ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "under" when something is covered by water.
10I don't like this jacket; ..............., it is too large.
Wrong!
Use "besides" to mean in addition.
11How do you ............... the vacuum cleaner?
Wrong!
Use "start" for making a machine begin operating.
12If my grandmother were alive, she ............... 95 this year.
Wrong!
Use "would be" for an unreal present situation.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I feel sure that she is lying.
- They are such kind people!
- That was so kind of you.
- I expect him to arrive at 3 o’clock.
- You should never steal someone else’s ideas.
- She was too anxious.
- I am completely exhausted.
- I have difficulty remembering / in remembering dates.
- The whole village was under water.
- I don’t like this jacket; besides, it is too large.
- How do you start the vacuum cleaner?
- If my grandmother were alive, she would be 95 this year.
