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General grammar exercise

May 24, 2014 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1There was ............... anything in the box.
Wrong!
2There are ............... books lying on the table.
Wrong!
3............... on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
4Would you mind ............... a bit?
Wrong!
5There ............... two hundred children watching the game.
Wrong!
6You need not ............... the meeting on Monday.
Wrong!
7He used ............... poems when he was a student.
Wrong!
8I ............... have bought it.
Wrong!
9This is ............... any other Christmas gift I have ever had.
Wrong!
10She ............... plays for television.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. There was hardly anything in the box.
  2. There are a few books lying on the table.
  3. Standing on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.
  4. Would you mind moving a bit?
  5. There were two hundred children watching the game.
  6. You need not attend the meeting on Monday.
  7. He used to write poems when he was a student.
  8. I needn’t have bought it.
  9. This is better than any other Christmas gift I have ever had.
  10. She does not write plays for television.
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