Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1I haven’t invited ............... them.
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Use "either of" before the object pronoun "them".
2If either of the girls phones, tell ............... that I am busy.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "her" and "them" can refer back to "either of the girls" in this sentence.
3I hit the target ............... in the middle.
Wrong!
Use "right" to mean exactly in the phrase "right in the middle".
4We had ............... thunderstorm last night.
Wrong!
Use "quite a" before the singular countable noun "thunderstorm".
5She hasn’t got ............... for the job.
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The phrase "enough experience" is correct because "enough" comes before the noun.
6Although my grandfather is eighty-five, he enjoys ...............
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Use "good health" because "health" is uncountable in this expression.
7The house ............... I live in is very spacious.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "that" and "which" can introduce this defining relative clause.
8Because I was ill for six months, ............... lost my job.
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Use "I" because "Because" already introduces the reason.
9Rahul lives in ...............
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Use "Italy" without an article because most country names take no article.
10............... child can learn to swim.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Any" and "Every" can make a general statement about children.
11I am ............... happy and sad.
Wrong!
Use "alternately" to mean happening one after the other in turn.
12............... I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.
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Use "Even though" to introduce a real contrast.
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- I haven’t invited either of them.
- If either of the girls phones, tell her / them that I am busy.
- I hit the target right in the middle.
- We had quite a thunderstorm last night.
- She hasn’t got enough experience for the job.
- Although my grandfather is eighty-five, he enjoys good health.
- The house that / which I live in is very spacious.
- Because I was ill for six months, I lost my job.
- Rahul lives in Italy.
- Any / Every child can learn to swim.
- I am alternately happy and sad.
- Even though I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.