Fill in the blanks.
1One day people ............... live on Mars.
Wrong!
We use will be able to to talk about future ability.
2I am interested in ............... to swim.
Wrong!
We use a noun or an ing form after a preposition.
3You don't look happy ............... me.
Wrong!
The adjective happy is followed by a to-infinitive.
4That skirt is too short, ...............?
Wrong!
We use a negative tag after an affirmative sentence.
5He was ............... injured in the accident.
Wrong!
Deadly is an adjective. It is used before a noun; fatally is the adverb for this meaning.
6I very much enjoy ...............
Wrong!
We use an ing form after enjoy.
7She wouldn't have survived, if they ............... her to hospital.
Wrong!
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
8Alice didn't pass the test. Mary didn't ...............
Wrong!
We can use 'not either' to add a negative idea to another negative idea.
9She often comes and ............... the afternoon with us.
Wrong!
Here the singular pronoun she is the subject of both clauses.
10Get that cat ............... the piano.
Wrong!
11We need as ............... volunteers as possible.
Wrong!
Before a plural noun we use many.
12Do you know the reason ............... her unhappiness?
Wrong!
Reason is followed by the preposition for.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- 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?
