Fill in the blanks.
1. All the ............................ have submitted their assignments.
Wrong!
There is no apostrophe in a plural noun.
2. He ............................ with an accident yesterday.
Wrong!
We cannot use the present perfect with past time expressions.
3. I ................................. anyone at the party.
Wrong!
Use the bare infinitive after do, does and did.
4. She ............................ works here.
Wrong!
5. You ............................ wait for me.
Wrong!
Either could be used here. When need is an auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to. When it is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do, does and did.
6. You .............................. to inform them.
Wrong!
When need is an ordinary verb, it is followed by a to-infinitive.
7. I .............................. to open my mouth.
Wrong!
When need is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.
8. We can't afford ............................. any more money on this car.
Wrong!
9. You had better ............................. to your dad.
Wrong!
Had better is followed by an infinitive without to.
10. We have cooked .......................... for all.
Wrong!
When enough is an adjective, it goes after the noun modified by it.
11. I don't want to listen to ............................
Wrong!
A pronoun used after a preposition should be in its object form.
12. She has .......................... a beautiful smile.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. All the students have submitted their assignments.
2. He met with an accident yesterday.
3. I did not know anyone at the party.
4. She no longer works here.
5. You needn’t wait /don’t need to wait for me.
6. You don’t need to inform them.
7. I didn’t dare to open my mouth.
8. We can’t afford to spend any more money on this car.
9. You had better listen to your dad.
10. We have cooked enough food for all.
11. I don’t want to listen to him.
12. She has such a beautiful smile.
