Fill in the blanks.
1. It …………………… for the past month.
Wrong!
The present perfect is more common with the time expressions for and since.
2. Fossil fuels ………………………… coal and petrol are harmful to the environment.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We use such as to give examples.
3. The girl ....................... is sitting in that corner is my neighbor’s daughter.
Wrong!
We use who to refer to people.
4. You …………………………. pay for that drink.
Wrong!
When need is a modal auxiliary verb, questions and negatives are made without do.
5. You ......................... get a second opinion.
Wrong!
Had better is used to give strong advice.
6. None of these answers …………………………… correct.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after none.
7. She doesn’t have ………………………. friends.
Wrong!
Not any means the same as no.
8. …………………………. was there to rescue him.
Wrong!
9. That wasn’t ………………………… right.
Wrong!
10. …………………………… fire, call 101.
Wrong!
11. Things are getting …………………..
Wrong!
Worse is the comparative form of bad.
12. We lost the deal ………………………….. your obstinacy.
Wrong!
Because of is a preposition. It is followed by a noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It hasn’t rained for the past month.
- Fossil fuels such as / like coal and petrol are harmful to the environment.
- The girl who is sitting in that corner is my neighbor’s daughter.
- You need not pay for that drink.
- You had better get a second opinion.
- None of these answers is correct.
- She doesn’t have any friends.
- Nobody was there to rescue him.
- That wasn’t quite right.
- In case of fire, call 101.
- Things are getting worse.
- We lost the deal because of your obstinacy.
