Fill in the blanks.
1He jumped ............... the stream.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Across" and "over" can both describe movement to the other side of a stream.
2The cat jumped ............... the wall.
Wrong!
"Over" describes movement above the wall and to the other side.
3............... us can come tomorrow.
Wrong!
"All of" is used before the object pronoun "us" here.
4............... kids can be such a handful.
Wrong!
"All" can come directly before a plural noun in a general statement.
5Would you like some ............... cheese?
Wrong!
"More" means an additional amount of something already offered or available.
6The letter D comes ............... E.
Wrong!
"Before" is used for order in the alphabet.
7I am ............... than her.
Wrong!
"Less happy" is the correct comparative form with "less" and the base adjective.
8He is ............... older than her.
Wrong!
"Much" can modify a comparative adjective such as "older".
9I doubt ............... she will come today.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" can both introduce the clause after "doubt".
10I expect them ............... in the afternoon.
Wrong!
"To arrive" is the infinitive pattern used after "expect them".
11I don’t remember ............... him there.
Wrong!
"Meeting" is used after "remember" when talking about a memory of a past action.
12Can you explain ............... how to solve this problem?
Wrong!
"To me" is used after "explain" before the thing being explained.
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Answers
- He jumped across / over the stream.
- The cat jumped over the wall.
- All of us can come tomorrow.
- All kids can be such a handful.
- Would you like some more cheese?
- The letter D comes before E.
- I am less happy than her.
- He is much older than her.
- I doubt if / whether she will come today.
- I expect them to arrive in the afternoon.
- I don’t remember meeting him there.
- Can you explain to me how to solve this problem?