Fill in the blanks.
1She came in the afternoon, ...............?
Wrong!
Use "didn't she" as the negative question tag after an affirmative simple past statement.
2Politics ............... a dirty game.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "Politics" is treated as a singular subject here.
3Economics ............... quite boring.
Wrong!
Use "is" because "Economics" is treated as a singular subject here.
4She doesn't earn much, but she manages to ............... on her salary.
Wrong!
Use "get by" to mean manage with limited money or resources.
5Neither of these ideas ............... plausible.
Wrong!
Use "seems" because "neither" usually takes a singular verb in formal standard English.
6He was here ............... Monday to Wednesday.
Wrong!
Use "from" with "to" to show the beginning and end of a period.
7She ............... in Australia since she was a child.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has lived" and "has been living" can describe a situation that started in the past and continues now.
8............... of the applications was accepted.
Wrong!
Use "None" because it fits the singular verb "was" and means not one application was accepted.
9Excuse the mess. The walls ............... right now.
Wrong!
Use "are being painted" for a present continuous passive action happening now.
10Let's ............... your plans.
Wrong!
Use "discuss" because it takes a direct object without a preposition.
11She ............... yet.
Wrong!
Use "hasn't returned" with "yet" to talk about something expected before now.
12If you hadn't called the police, everything ............... alright at yesterday's party.
Wrong!
Use "would have been" in the main clause of a third conditional sentence about a past result.
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- She came in the afternoon, didn’t she?
- Politics is a dirty game.
- Economics is quite boring.
- She doesn’t earn much, but she manages to get by on her salary.
- Neither of these ideas seems plausible.
- He was here from Monday to Wednesday.
- She has lived / has been living in Australia since she was a child.
- None of the applications was accepted.
- Excuse the mess. The walls are being painted right now.
- Let’s discuss your plans.
- She hasn’t returned yet.
- If you hadn’t called the police, everything would have been alright at yesterday’s party.