Fill in the blanks.
1It ............... for the past month.
Wrong!
Use "hasn't rained" with an unfinished time period continuing up to now.
2Fossil fuels ............... coal and petrol are harmful to the environment.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "such as" and "like" can introduce examples after a noun phrase.
3The girl ............... is sitting in that corner is my neighbor's daughter.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for a person.
4You ............... pay for that drink.
Wrong!
The modal form "need not" is followed by the base verb without "to".
5You ............... get a second opinion.
Wrong!
Use "had better" before the base verb to give strong advice.
6None of this information ............... correct.
Wrong!
With "none of" + an uncountable noun such as "information", use the singular verb "is".
7She doesn't have ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "any" after a negative verb such as "doesn't have".
8............... was there to rescue him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Nobody" or "No one" to mean that no person was there; "Anybody" is not used as the subject of an affirmative verb with this meaning.
9That wasn't ............... right.
Wrong!
The adverb "quite" means completely or exactly in this sentence.
10............... fire, call 101.
Wrong!
Use "In case of" before a noun to mean if something happens.
11Things are getting ............... than they were last year.
Wrong!
The correct comparative form of "bad" is "worse".
12We lost the deal ............... your obstinacy.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase such as "your obstinacy".
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- 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 this information is correct.
- She doesn’t have any friends.
- Nobody / No one was there to rescue him.
- That wasn’t quite right.
- In case of fire, call 101.
- Things are getting worse than they were last year.
- We lost the deal because of your obstinacy.