Fill in the blanks.
1. This is the first time I ……………………… them.
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Wrong!
The present perfect is used after this is the first/second etc.
2. Fossil fuels ……………………….. oil and natural gas are not renewable.
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Wrong!
Such as is used to give examples. You have to start a new sentence with for example or for instance.
3. The boy ....................... walked in right now is my neighbor’s son.
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Wrong!
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, we use who to refer to people.
4. You …………………………….. not disturb him.
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Wrong!
Had better is used to give strong advice.
5. You ......................... go now.
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Wrong!
Must is a modal auxiliary. Questions and negatives are made without do.
6. I looked around but I didn’t find …………………………..
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Wrong!
Not anybody means the same as nobody.
7. None of us ………………………………. English.
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Wrong!
A singular verb is more common after none.
8. I would ………………………. you went home now.
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Wrong!
Would rather shows preference.
9. We should do something before the situation gets …………………………
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Wrong!
Worse is the comparative form of bad.
10. She passed the test …………………………….. her teacher.
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Wrong!
Because of is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
11. She cried …………………………… she was in pain.
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Wrong!
Because is a conjunction; it is used to introduce a clause.
12. He was praised ……………………………. his honesty.
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Wrong!
Answers
- This is the first time I have met them.
- Fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas are not renewable.
- The boy who walked in right now is my neighbor’s son.
- You had better not disturb him.
- You must not go now.
- I looked around but I didn’t find anybody.
- None of us speaks English.
- I would rather you went home now.
- We should do something before the situation gets worse.
- She passed the test because of her teacher.
- She cried because she was in pain.
- He was praised for his honesty.
