Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1............... she was a foreigner made it difficult for her to get a job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "The fact that" is the usual way to make the whole clause the subject of the sentence, and a bare "That" is also grammatical but very formal.
2I will come with you ............... your wife doesn't mind.
Wrong!
Use "providing that" to introduce the condition for coming.
3I am very ............... for all your help.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "thankful" and "grateful" are correct before "for all your help."
4She is thinking ............... her job.
Wrong!
Use "of quitting" after "thinking" in the expression "thinking of doing something."
5She ............... a terrorist.
Wrong!
Use "was thought to be" for the passive meaning in this sentence.
6She spent ............... browsing through the catalogue.
Wrong!
Use "a happy ten minutes": "a" + adjective + number + plural noun treats the period as one unit.
7I am very ............... in the lesson.
Wrong!
Use "interested" to describe how the speaker feels about the lesson.
8I mean ............... what is going on.
Wrong!
Use "to find out" after "mean" when it means "intend."
9You should always check the oil before ............... the car.
Wrong!
Use "starting" after the preposition "before."
10I am tired ............... to this.
Wrong!
Use "of listening" after the adjective phrase "tired of."
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Answers
- That / The fact that she was a foreigner made it difficult for her to get a job.
- I will come with you providing that your wife doesn’t mind.
- I am very thankful / grateful for all your help.
- She is thinking of quitting her job.
- She was thought to be a terrorist.
- She spent a happy ten minutes browsing through the catalogue.
- I am very interested in the lesson.
- I mean to find out what is going on.
- You should always check the oil before starting the car.
- I am tired of listening to this.