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General Grammar Exercise

December 11, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. .............................. she said is not right.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Everybody ............................. arrived.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after everybody.

3. Nobody ............................ there.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after nobody.

4. Somebody ............................. left the door open.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after somebody.

5. There is ............................. hope.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She invited .............................. us.

Correct! Wrong!

Before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner, use none of.

7. The thing ................................. happened next shocked us.

Correct! Wrong!

8. She was here ................................ three and four in the afternoon.

Correct! Wrong!

From is followed by to; between is followed by and.

9. They work ............................. ten to six.

Correct! Wrong!

10. If they .............................. to our terms and conditions, we will sign the contract.

Correct! Wrong!

In the first conditional, use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.

11. If you .............................. the stairs instead of the elevator, you can burn a few calories.

Correct! Wrong!

12. She calls her mother ..................................

Correct! Wrong!

Everyday means common or ordinary.

Answers

  1. What she said is not right.
  2. Everybody has arrived.
  3. Nobody was there.
  4. Somebody has left the door open.
  5. There is no hope.
  6. She invited none of us.
  7. The thing that happened next shocked us.
  8. She was here between three and four.
  9. They work from ten to six.
  10. If they agree to our terms and conditions, we will sign the contract.
  11. If you take the stairs instead of the elevator, you can burn a few calories.
  12. She calls her mother every day.
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