Fill in the blanks.
1I don't like meat, but my wife ............... .
Wrong!
Use "does" to avoid repeating the verb phrase "likes meat" after a positive third-person singular subject.
2If you studied hard, you ............... an A grade.
Wrong!
Use "would get" in the main clause of a second conditional sentence.
3What a charming girl ...............!
Wrong!
Use "she is" because this exclamation keeps normal subject-verb order after the noun phrase.
4It is ............... dark that I cannot see anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the structure "so + adjective + that" to show a result.
5The baby is ............... young to walk.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the structure "too + adjective + to" to show that something is not possible.
6You are ............... to know better.
Wrong!
Use "old enough" because "enough" comes after the adjective it modifies.
7............... brilliant idea!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before a singular countable noun phrase in an exclamation.
8............... clever you are!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective followed by a clause in an exclamation.
9If you ............... the dog, it may bite you.
Wrong!
Use "tease" in the if-clause for a real future possibility with "may".
10If you had gone to university, you ............... a better job more easily.
Wrong!
Use "could have got" for a possible result in a third conditional sentence.
11If we ............... now, we could be there in time.
Wrong!
Use "started" in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence.
12My brother does not like sweets. ............... do I.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Nor" or "Neither" to agree with a negative statement.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I don’t like meat, but my wife does .
- If you studied hard, you would get an A grade.
- What a charming girl she is!
- It is so dark that I cannot see anything.
- The baby is too young to walk.
- You are old enough to know better.
- What a brilliant idea!
- How clever you are!
- If you tease the dog, it may bite you.
- If you had gone to university, you could have got a better job more easily.
- If we started now, we could be there in time.
- My brother does not like sweets. Nor / Neither do I.
