Fill in the blanks.
1............... he said made no sense to me.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" and correctly introduces the noun clause.
2............... anybody know the answer?
Wrong!
"Does" agrees with the singular indefinite pronoun "anybody" in a present simple question.
3She is ............... a generous woman.
Wrong!
"Certainly" is the adverb that naturally emphasizes the adjective phrase.
4None of them ............... there to rescue the child.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "None of them", both the singular "was" (more formal) and the plural "were" (common in everyday English) are correct.
5Every ............... has arrived.
Wrong!
"Guest" is singular because "every" is followed by a singular countable noun.
6Some of us ............... a new system.
Wrong!
"Want" agrees with the plural meaning of "some of us" in the present simple.
7............... happened next horrified us.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" and correctly introduces the subject clause.
8"Where is Janet?" "She ............... to school."
Wrong!
"Has gone" means Janet went to school and is still there now.
9It is time you ............... a better job.
Wrong!
"Found" is the past form used after "It is time" to talk about a present need.
10I would rather you ............... home now.
Wrong!
"Went" is the past form used after "would rather" for a present preference about another person.
11Poor ............... he is, he leads a contented life.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Though" and "as" both fit after an adjective in this concessive structure.
12............... running fast, I couldn't catch up with him.
Wrong!
"Despite" is followed directly by a gerund or noun phrase; "in spite" needs "of", and "however" cannot introduce a gerund phrase like this.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- What he said made no sense to me.
- Does anybody know the answer?
- She is certainly a generous woman.
- None of them were / was there to rescue the child.
- Every guest has arrived.
- Some of us want a new system.
- What happened next horrified us.
- “Where is Janet?” “She has gone to school.”
- It is time you found a better job.
- I would rather you went home now.
- Poor though / as he is, he leads a contented life.
- Despite running fast, I couldn’t catch up with him.