Fill in the blanks.
1Do you mind if I ............... my friend?
Wrong!
After "Do you mind if I," use the base verb "invite".
2Would you mind if I ............... the weekend with my friends?
Wrong!
In this polite request pattern, "Would you mind if I" is followed by the past form "spent".
3I ............... do it if I were you.
Wrong!
In this second conditional sentence, the correct modal form is "would not".
4You can take ............... bus to the station.
Wrong!
Use "any" when it does not matter which bus you take.
5I felt marvelous after ............... for 12 hours.
Wrong!
After the preposition "after," use the gerund "sleeping".
6Don't eat the ............... loaf.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after "the" to mean all of something as one complete thing.
7There was hardly ............... in the library.
Wrong!
"Hardly anyone" means almost no people.
8We hardly ............... throw a party.
Wrong!
"Hardly ever" means almost never.
9The man ............... wallet was stolen filed a complaint.
Wrong!
Use the possessive relative pronoun "whose" before a noun such as "wallet".
10He ............... ever visits his native place.
Wrong!
"Hardly ever" means almost never.
11He has never offered me ............... help.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence with "never".
12Nothing happened, ...............?
Wrong!
After "Nothing happened," the correct question tag is "did it".
Answers
- Do you mind if I invite my friend?
- Would you mind if I spent the weekend with my friends?
- I would not do it if I were you.
- You can take any bus to the station.
- I felt marvelous after sleeping for 12 hours.
- Don’t eat the whole loaf.
- There was hardly anyone in the library.
- We hardly ever throw a party.
- The man whose wallet was stolen filed a complaint.
- He hardly ever visits his native place.
- He has never offered me any help.
- Nothing happened, did it?
