Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1She comes to our parties, but she never invites us ...............
Wrong!
Use "back" to mean returning an invitation or action to the person who did it first.
2............... I was a child, we lived in Singapore.
Wrong!
Use "When" to refer to a past time in someone’s life.
3There is no room ............... the bus.
Wrong!
Use "on" with buses when talking about travelling by bus.
4I haven’t seen her ............... years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in" and "for" are natural with a negative present perfect sentence and a period of time.
5The work was very hard ..............., but I got used to it.
Wrong!
Use "at first" to mean during the beginning of a situation.
6I wish I ............... twenty pounds lighter.
Wrong!
After "I wish", use "was" to talk about an unreal present situation in informal English.
7"Where is Susie now?" "She has ............... to Bangkok."
Wrong!
Use "gone" when Susie is in Bangkok now or on her way there.
8Your name comes ............... mine in the alphabet.
Wrong!
Use "before" for order in the alphabet.
9I can play all musical instruments ............... the piano.
Wrong!
Use "except" to exclude the piano from the group of instruments.
10She has ............... five children in six years.
Wrong!
The past participle of "bear" meaning give birth to is "borne" in this sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- She comes to our parties, but she never invites us back
- When I was a child, we lived in Singapore.
- There is no room on the bus.
- I haven’t seen her in / for years.
- The work was very hard at first, but I got used to it.
- I wish I was twenty pounds lighter.
- “Where is Susie now?” “She has gone to Bangkok.”
- Your name comes before mine in the alphabet.
- I can play all musical instruments except the piano.
- She has borne five children in six years.
