Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1Please describe ...............
Wrong!
We do not normally use describe with the structure indirect object + direct object.
2I would like you to explain ...............
Wrong!
We do not normally use explain with the structure indirect object + direct object.
3Can you suggest ...............?
Wrong!
We do not normally use suggest with the structure indirect object + direct object.
4I want you ............... my mentor.
Wrong!
Before a noun complement ‘to be’ or ‘as’ is used.
5We will have to wait ...............
Wrong!
That-clauses cannot be used after wait.
6You can’t make a ............... pass in rugby.
Wrong!
Forward is the adjective. Forwards is an adverb.
7I look ............... to hearing from you.
Wrong!
In figurative expressions, the form without –s is always used.
8Do you want ............... get you something to drink?
Wrong!
That-clauses are not normally used after want.
9We drove ...............
Wrong!
Homeward and homewards can both be used as adverbs.
10There is no way ............... that he was lying.
Wrong!
After way, we can use the infinitive or ing-form with little difference of meaning.
11Summer is ...............
Wrong!
On the way can mean coming.
12............... we go by bus or train, it will take at least 2 hours.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Please describe your new job to us
- I would like you to explain your decision to us
- Can you suggest a nice restaurant to me?
- I want you Either could be used here my mentor.
- We will have to wait for them to arrive
- You can’t make a forward pass in rugby.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- Do you want me to get you something to drink?
- We drove Either could be used here
- There is no way Either could be used here that he was lying.
- Summer is on the way
- Whether we go by bus or train, it will take at least 2 hours.
