Fill in the blanks.
1We have planted ............... roses in the garden.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either some or many is possible here. Any is not normally used in affirmative sentences.
2Doctors generally ............... long hours.
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about a general truth.
3I used my nail ............... a screwdriver.
Wrong!
4If you don’t be quiet, you ............... straight to bed.
Wrong!
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5I would have been in trouble ............... your help.
Wrong!
But for your help means if you hadn't helped me.
6She is not interested in anything but ...............
Wrong!
7Could you lend me five dollars ............... tomorrow?
Wrong!
8I could have married her if I ............... to.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could have + past participle in the main clause.
9Is there much difference ............... close and shut?
Wrong!
10I have difficulty ............... names.
Wrong!
An ing form is used after difficulty (in)
11He is not ............... to be a soldier.
Wrong!
Tall enough shows sufficiency. Too tall shows an undesirable extreme,
12She talks to ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We have planted some/many roses in the garden.
- Doctors generally work long hours.
- I used my nail as a screwdriver.
- If you don’t be quiet, you will go straight to bed.
- I would have been in trouble but for your help.
- She is not interested in anything but sleeping
- Could you lend me five dollars until tomorrow?
- I could have married her if I had wanted to.
- Is there much difference between close and shut?
- I have difficulty remembering names.
- He is not tall enough to be a soldier.
- She talks to herself a lot.
