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General Grammar Exercise

May 8, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. ………………………. I was cleaning the attic, I came across this old album.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I know a stall …………………………… they sell ginger tea.

Correct! Wrong!

3. This is the school …………………………….. I studied.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Sam, ………………………… parents work abroad, lives with his grandmother.

Correct! Wrong!

Whose replaces pronouns like his, her, their etc.

5. It …………………………. a rainy day, I didn’t go out.

Correct! Wrong!

This is an example of what we call absolute construction in grammar.

6. He is …………………………. frail to walk without support.

Correct! Wrong!

Note the pattern too...to...

7. ………………………… his poor health, he is always in high spirits.

Correct! Wrong!

We can use despite or in spite of here.

8. …………………………. arduously, we reached the top of the hill.

Correct! Wrong!

We can connect two sentences using a present participle.

9. You can stay with me ………………………….. you don’t interfere in my life.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either as long as or provided that is possible here.

10. …………………………. it was a holiday, most shops were not open.

Correct! Wrong!

As shows the reason.

11. No sooner had dad arrived ……………………………. mom followed.

Correct! Wrong!

Use than after no sooner.

12. He hid himself in the basement ………………………….. he was afraid.

Correct! Wrong!

Because shows the reason.

Answers

  1. While I was cleaning the attic, I came across this old album.
  2. I know a stall where they sell ginger tea.
  3. This is the school where I studied.
  4. Sam, whose parents work abroad, lives with his grandmother.
  5. It being a rainy day, I didn’t go out.
  6. He is too frail to walk without support.
  7. Despite his poor health, he is always in high spirits.
  8. Climbing arduously, we reached the top of the hill.
  9. You can stay with me as long as you don’t interfere in my life.
  10. As it was a holiday, most shops were not open.
  11. No sooner had dad arrived than mom followed.
  12. He hid himself in the basement because he was afraid.
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