Fill in the blanks.
1. In some of the villages they still ............................ electricity.
We do not use the word miss to say that somebody hasn’t got something.
2. She threw a glass at me, but .................................
Lost is not used with this meaning. To miss is to fail to contact somebody.
3. If we don’t hurry we will ................................ the train.
Lost is not used with this meaning. To miss is to fail to contact somebody.
4. When did you realize that the bag was ....................................?
5. The kitchen ought to .................................... these days.
Somebody has to paint the kitchen. So we use a passive infinitive here.
6. ................................ university students have to borrow money these days.
We use ‘more’ before a noun without a determiner.
7. You ................................ be Anna’s sister – you look just like her.
We can use must to express the conclusion that something is certain.
8. Do we need .............................. seats on the train?
When need is used as an ordinary verb, it is followed by a to-infinitive.
9. You seldom work on Saturdays, .................................?
We use an affirmative tag after negative expressions like seldom, hardly or rarely.
10. ................................... quick results when you learn a foreign language.
We make negative imperatives with do not + infinitive.
11. There is little point in asking him, ..............................?
Clauses with little and few are followed by affirmative question tags.
12. He has few reasons to quit, ...............................?
Clauses with little and few are followed by affirmative question tags.
Answers
1. In some of the villages they lack electricity.
2. She threw a glass at me, but missed.
3. If we don’t hurry we will miss the train.
4. When did you realize that the bag was missing / lost?
5. The kitchen ought to be painted these days.
6. More university students have to borrow money these days.
7. You must be Anna’s sister – you look just like her.
8. Do we need to reserve seats on the train?
9. You seldom work on Saturdays, do you?
10. Do not expect quick results when you learn a foreign language.
11. There is little point in asking him, is there?
12. He has few reasons to quit, has he?
