Fill in the blanks.
1The water came up ............... our knees.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Above" and "over" both mean higher than a point or level in this sentence.
2They walked right ............... the desert.
Wrong!
"Across" means from one side of an area to the other.
3She danced ............... into the room.
Wrong!
"Happily" is the adverb that describes how she danced.
4I can ............... recommend their service.
Wrong!
"Highly" is the adverb used with "recommend" to mean very much.
5He was ............... punished for his crimes.
Wrong!
"Justly" means in a fair or deserved way.
6They are ............... excited about the party.
Wrong!
"Pretty" can mean rather or quite before an adjective.
7Isn't she dressed ...............?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Pretty" and "prettily" can both describe how she is dressed.
8She was ............... asleep when the thieves broke in.
Wrong!
"Sound" is the adjective used in the fixed phrase "sound asleep".
9She was sleeping ............... when the thieves broke in.
Wrong!
"Soundly" is the adverb that describes how she was sleeping.
10She has eaten ............... the candies.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"All" and "all of" can both be used before a plural noun with a determiner.
11He is not ............... successful as his wife.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "so" are both possible in the negative comparison pattern "not as/so... as".
12You need not ............... woken me up.
Wrong!
"Have" follows the modal expression "need not" in a perfect infinitive.
Answers
- The water came up above / over our knees.
- They walked right across the desert.
- She danced happily into the room.
- I can highly recommend their service.
- He was justly punished for his crimes.
- They are pretty excited about the party.
- Isn’t she dressed pretty / prettily?
- She was sound asleep when the thieves broke in.
- She was sleeping soundly when the thieves broke in.
- She has eaten all / all of the candies.
- He is not as / so successful as his wife.
- You need not have woken me up.