Fill in the blanks.
1. Please pay the bill ……………………. the end of the month.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. ………………….. often do you visit your parents?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. It is hard to be an office manager without ………………. officious.
Correct!
Wrong!
Without is a preposition. After a preposition, we use an ing form, not infinitive.
4. …………………. I accept his offer for help?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. ……………….. you can borrow an ax from the neighbors.
Correct!
Wrong!
Maybe means the same as perhaps.
6. The circus …………………… town this morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to say that something happened in the past.
7. The boy ………………….. school in the middle of the year.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Leash the dog …………………… you are going to the beach.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He was quite ……………………. about current events.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It is a known fact that he ……………………. once a millionaire.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. Industrial waste must be prevented ……………………….. our rivers.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use from + ing form after prevent.
12. It does no harm to be ……………………. new acquaintances.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Please pay the bill by the end of the month.
- How often do you visit your parents?
- It is hard to be an office manager without being officious.
- Shall I accept his offer for help?
- Maybe you can borrow an ax from the neighbors.
- The circus left town this morning.
- The boy left school in the middle of the year.
- Leash the dog if you are going to the beach.
- He was quite knowledgeable about current events.
- It is a known fact that he was once a millionaire.
- Industrial waste must be prevented from polluting our rivers.
- It does no harm to be wary of new acquaintances.
