Fill in the blanks.
1............... we invite them?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or an opinion. "Ought to" cannot go before the subject like this (we say "Ought we to invite them?").
2You ............... yelled at him; it really upset him.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't have" to say that a past action was wrong or unwise.
3I would rather you ............... my place right now.
Wrong!
After "would rather" plus an object, use "left" for a present or future preference.
4She took her child with ...............
Wrong!
The object pronoun "her" is needed after the preposition "with".
5What is the real reason ............... his failure?
Wrong!
The correct phrase is "reason for" when giving the cause of something.
6It hardly rained this summer, ...............?
Wrong!
After the negative word "hardly", the tag question uses the positive form "did it".
7Please fill in the form ............... ink.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "in ink" when saying what writing material is used.
8He tripped ............... the cat.
Wrong!
Use "over" in "trip over" to mean fall or nearly fall because of an obstacle.
9What is wrong ............... you?
Wrong!
The correct question is "What is wrong with you?"; we say something is wrong with a person or thing.
10He shouted ............... me to come in and have lunch.
Wrong!
Use "to" when someone shouts in order to get another person's attention.
11After I ............... my letters, I did some gardening.
Wrong!
Use "had written" for the action that happened earlier than another past action.
12When I was at university, I ............... hard.
Wrong!
Use "studied" for an action in a finished past time period.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Should we invite them?
- You shouldn’t have yelled at him; it really upset him.
- I would rather you left my place right now.
- She took her child with her.
- What is the real reason for his failure?
- It hardly rained this summer, did it?
- Please fill in the form in ink.
- He tripped over the cat.
- What is wrong with you?
- He shouted to me to come in and have lunch.
- After I had written my letters, I did some gardening.
- When I was at university, I studied hard.