Fill in the blanks.
1One day people ............... live on Mars.
Wrong!
Use "will be able to" for future ability.
2I am interested in ............... to swim.
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After "interested in", use the gerund "learning".
3You don't look happy ............... me.
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After "happy", use the infinitive "to see" in this sentence.
4That skirt is too short, ...............?
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An affirmative sentence with "is" takes the negative question tag "isn't it".
5He was ............... injured in the accident.
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The adverb "fatally" correctly means that the injury caused death.
6I very much enjoy ...............
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After "enjoy", use the gerund "singing".
7She wouldn't have survived if they ............... her to hospital.
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In a third conditional if-clause, use the past perfect negative "hadn't taken".
8Alice didn't pass the test. Mary didn't ...............
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Use "either" after a negative auxiliary to agree with a negative statement.
9She often comes and ............... the afternoon with us.
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The singular subject "She" needs the present simple form "spends".
10Get that cat ............... the piano.
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Use "off" to mean away from the surface of something.
11We need as ............... volunteers as possible.
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With plural countable nouns, use "many" in "as many volunteers as possible".
12Do you know the reason ............... her unhappiness?
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Use "for" after "reason" before this noun phrase.
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- One day people will be able to live on Mars.
- I am interested in learning to swim.
- You don’t look happy to see me.
- That skirt is too short, isn’t it?
- He was fatally injured in the accident.
- I very much enjoy singing.
- She wouldn’t have survived if they hadn’t taken her to hospital.
- Alice didn’t pass the test. Mary didn’t either.
- She often comes and spends the afternoon with us.
- Get that cat off the piano.
- We need as many volunteers as possible.
- Do you know the reason for her unhappiness?