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General grammar exercise

November 18, 2014 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.

1. Get your big feet …………………… my flowers.

Correct! Wrong!

2. We need three meters ……………………… the windows.

Correct! Wrong!

3. There is something …………………. the piano.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I had to get up ………………….

Correct! Wrong!

5. I can run 400 meters ………………… about one minute.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I am at home ……………………

Correct! Wrong!

7. Don’t forget to signal when …………………… . right.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Life would be more peaceful without ………………………

Correct! Wrong!

9. Try ……………….. something.

Correct! Wrong!

10. You have eaten …………………

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Get your big feet off my flowers.

2. We need three meters between the windows.

3. There is something under/underneath the piano.

4. I had to get up in the night.

5. I can run 400 meters in about one minute.

6. I am at home every evening.

7. Don’t forget to signal when turning/you are turning right.

8. Life would be more peaceful without the phone.

9. Try to speak/and speak something.

10. You have eaten a whole loaf.

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