Fill in the blanks.
1I did nothing but ............... .
Wrong!
After "did nothing but", use the bare infinitive "laugh".
2The whole of London ............... talking about his affairs.
Wrong!
The singular subject "The whole of London" takes "was" here.
3He objected ............... sitting there.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "objected to", so "to my" is correct before the gerund.
4Which country ............... to?
Wrong!
In a present simple question with "he", use "does he belong".
5............... a foolish boy you are!
Wrong!
Use "What" before an adjective plus a singular countable noun in an exclamation.
6He wants to ............... down for a while.
Wrong!
After "wants to", use the base verb "lie".
7We went for ............... .
Wrong!
The natural expression is "go for a ride", so use "a ride".
8You had better ............... another application.
Wrong!
After "had better", use the bare infinitive "send".
9If you had stepped on the snake, it ............... you.
Wrong!
In the third conditional main clause, use "would have bitten".
10If I ............... a bird, I could fly home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this unreal condition, both "was" and "were" are acceptable.
11If you ............... him, he will get angry.
Wrong!
In a first conditional if-clause, use the present simple "disturb".
12If they ............... me earlier, I could have attended the function.
Wrong!
In the third conditional if-clause, use the past perfect "had informed".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I did nothing but laugh .
- The whole of London was talking about his affairs.
- He objected to my sitting there.
- Which country does he belong to?
- What a foolish boy you are!
- He wants to lie down for a while.
- We went for a ride .
- You had better send another application.
- If you had stepped on the snake, it would have bitten you.
- If I was / were a bird, I could fly home.
- If you disturb him, he will get angry.
- If they had informed me earlier, I could have attended the function.
