Fill in the blanks.
1He usually agrees ............... what I suggest.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "agree to" when it means accepting a suggestion or proposal, or "agree with" when it means having the same opinion about it. Both fit here.
2............... we went, we found the people quite friendly.
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"Wherever" means in every place that something happened.
3You can call me ............... you want.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "whenever" are both correct because both can mean at any time you choose here.
4............... cold it may be, he always goes swimming.
Wrong!
"However" before an adjective means no matter how.
5If you ............... this glass, it would break.
Wrong!
"Dropped" is the past simple form used in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence.
6............... the doctor's warning, he continued to smoke.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Despite" and "In spite of" are both correct before the noun phrase "the doctor's warning".
7Would you mind ............... this letter for me?
Wrong!
Use the gerund "posting" after "Would you mind".
8It looks ............... it is going to rain.
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Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" are both correct after "looks" to introduce an impression.
9It is no use ............... with her.
Wrong!
Use the gerund "arguing" after "It is no use".
10I want the letters to be ............... today.
Wrong!
"Posted" is the past participle in the passive infinitive "to be posted".
11She won't finish it ............... tomorrow, so you'll get it tomorrow, not today.
Wrong!
"Until" shows that she will not finish it before tomorrow; she will finish it tomorrow.
12Bring me the file ............... is on the table.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce a defining relative clause referring to a thing.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- He usually agrees with / to what I suggest.
- Wherever we went, we found the people quite friendly.
- You can call me when / whenever you want.
- However cold it may be, he always goes swimming.
- If you dropped this glass, it would break.
- Despite / In spite of the doctor’s warning, he continued to smoke.
- Would you mind posting this letter for me?
- It looks as if / as though it is going to rain.
- It is no use arguing with her.
- I want the letters to be posted today.
- She won’t finish it until tomorrow, so you’ll get it tomorrow, not today.
- Bring me the file that is on the table.