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Gap Fills | Grammar Exercise

December 13, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Do you mind if I .................................. my friend?

Correct! Wrong!

Use the first form of the verb after do you mind.

2. Would you mind if I ................................ the weekend with my friends?

Correct! Wrong!

Use the second form of the verb after would you mind.

3. I .................................. do it if I were you.

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In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.

4. You can take ................................ bus to the station.

Correct! Wrong!

Any means it doesn't matter which.

5. I felt marvelous after ................................ for 12 hours.

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Use an ing form after a preposition.

6. Don't eat the ................................. loaf.

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Use whole after the. Use all before the.

7. There was hardly ................................... in the library.

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Hardly anyone is similar to no one.

8. We hardly .................................... throw a party.

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9. The man ............................... wallet was stolen filed a complaint.

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10. He ................................. ever visits his native place.

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Hardly ever means the same as almost never.

11. He has never offered me .................................. help.

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12. Nothing happened, ..................................?

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Do you mind if I invite my friend?
  2. Would you mind if I spent the weekend with my friends?
  3. I wouldn’t do it if I were you.
  4. You can take any. bus to the station.
  5. I felt marvelous after sleeping for hours.
  6. Don’t eat the whole loaf.
  7. There was hardly anyone in the library.
  8. We hardly ever throw a party.
  9. The man whose wallet was stolen filed a complaint.
  10. He hardly ever visits his native place.
  11. He has never offered me any help.
  12. Nothing happened, did it?
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