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 these answers ............... correct.
Wrong!
In careful standard English, "is" agrees with "none" when it means not one answer.
7She doesn't have ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "any" after a negative verb such as "doesn't have".
8............... was there to rescue him.
Wrong!
Use "Nobody" to mean that no person was there.
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 ............... .
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".
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.
