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General Grammar Exercise

April 14, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. …………………….. he said made no sense to me.

Correct! Wrong!

2. ……………………….. anybody know the answer?

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb with anybody, anyone etc.

3. She is ……………………….. a generous woman.

Correct! Wrong!

4. None of them ……………………… there to rescue the child.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb with none.

5. Every ……………………….. has arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular noun after every.

6. Some of us ……………………….. a new system.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a plural noun after some.

7. ……………………….. happened next horrified us.

Correct! Wrong!

8. ‘Where is Janet?’ ‘She ……………………… to school.’

Correct! Wrong!

If she has gone to school, she is still in school.

9. It is time you …………………….. a better job.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a simple past after it is time.

10. I would rather you ……………………… home now.

Correct! Wrong!

A simple past is used after would rather to refer to the present.

11. Poor …………………….. he is, he leads a contented life.

Correct! Wrong!

12. …………………….. running fast, I couldn’t catch up with him.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is a conjunction. It is used to connect two clauses. Use despite or in spite of before an ing form or a noun.

Answers

  1. What he said made no sense to me.
  2. Does anybody know the answer?
  3. She is certainly a generous woman.
  4. None of them was there to rescue the child.
  5. Every guest has arrived.
  6. Some of us want a new system.
  7. What happened next horrified us.
  8. ‘Where is Janet?’ ‘She has gone to school.’
  9. It is time you found a better job.
  10. I would rather you went home now.
  11. Poor though /as he is, he leads a contented life.
  12. Despite running fast, I couldn’t catch up with him.
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