Fill in the blanks.
1You had better ............... the tickets in advance.
Wrong!
Use the infinitive without to after had better.
2I think you ............... accept that job.
Wrong!
3You ............... consult a doctor.
Wrong!
Use had better to give strong advice.
4I ............... you went home now.
Wrong!
We use would rather to say what we prefer.
5I don't think that we ............... depend on him.
Wrong!
6When you go camping you had better ............... your food with you.
Wrong!
7I have known him ............... a long time.
Wrong!
8It is time the children ............... to bed.
Wrong!
Use a simple past after it is time.
9She prefers walking to ...............
Wrong!
10I wish I ............... fly.
Wrong!
11This fabric is ............... than that.
Wrong!
12There was ............... nothing in the box.
Wrong!
It should be hardly anything or almost nothing.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You had better reserve the tickets in advance.
- I think you should accept that job.
- You had better consult a doctor.
- I would rather you went home now.
- I don’t think that we can depend on him.
- When you go camping you had better carry your food with you.
- I have known him for a long time.
- It is time the children went to bed.
- She prefers walking to riding
- I wish I could fly.
- This fabric is softer than that.
- There was almost nothing in the box.
