This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar structures and patterns. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. .................................... like hamburgers.
All + noun cannot be the subject of a negative verb. Instead we write ‘not all + noun + affirmative verb’.
2. I have been round ............................ looking for my puppy.
The expression ‘all the village’ means every part of the village.
3. Susie spent .................................. at home.
The article should go before whole.
4. I spent ................................ at home.
The article goes after all.
5. My dog understands every word I say – he is ............................ human.
Almost can mean ‘similar to but not exactly the same’. Nearly is not used with this meaning.
6. I ............................ wish I had accepted the invite.
Almost can mean ‘similar to but not exactly the same’. Nearly is not used with this meaning.
7. .............................. nobody came.
Nearly cannot be used before negative words.
8. I have just read ............................. Brothers Karamazov.
Before proper nouns all of and the whole of are both possible.
9. Students are not ................................. to park here.
The verbs allowed and permitted can both be used in passive structures.
10. I wasn’t .............................. to enter the club.
Let is not used in the passive.
11. ‘She is kind.’ ‘Her sister is .............................’
We do not normally use also in short answers.
12. Please give me some rice ............................
Also is not normally used in imperatives.
Answers
1. Not all Americans like hamburgers.
2. I have been round all the village looking for my puppy.
3. Susie spent the whole week at home.
4. I spent all the day at home.
5. My dog understands every word I say – he is almost human.
6. I almost wish I had accepted the invite.
7. Almost nobody came.
8. I have just read the whole of Brothers Karamazov.
9. Students are not allowed / permitted to park here.
10. I wasn’t allowed to enter the club.
11. ‘She is kind.’ ‘Her sister is as well.’
12. Please give me some rice as well.
