Test your understanding of basic grammar rules and sentence patterns with this exercise. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
Answers
1. The meeting will start at six o’clock sharp.
2. You shouldn’t have spoken to her rather sharply.
3. Under no circumstances are kids allowed in the pub.
4. He launched his own business after returning / having returned from the US.
5. She is the same age as her husband.
6. She arrived a few minutes ago.
7. Hardly anybody / almost nobody was there.
8. They were quarreling all through the journey.
9. You could go by train, or alternatively you could hire a taxi.
10. We have been living in / on this street for ten years.
11. You look different with a beard.
12. Why don’t you do something for others / other people?
