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General Grammar Exercise

December 20, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. She was booked for driving at ……………………… 110 miles per hour.

Correct! Wrong!

We use over, not above, to talk about ages and speeds.

2. He is ……………………… on his uncle for his educational expenses.

Correct! Wrong!

3. You can eat ………………………… in my restaurant whenever you want.

Correct! Wrong!

The adverb free means without payment; freely means without restriction.

4. Under no circumstances ............................ in the bar.

Correct! Wrong!

When the clause begins with a negative expression, we use an inverted word order.

5. Britain ................................... as a land of law and order.

Correct! Wrong!

We need a passive verb here.

6. He wrote his first book after ............................. from Africa.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

It should be returning or he returned.

7. I expected to fail the exam, but I passed ................................

Correct! Wrong!

After all means 'contrary to what was expected'.

8. When I was ................................ I was working.

Correct! Wrong!

When I was your age (the structure is/are/was + … age is used without a preposition)

9. All Indian ............................... suffered from white settlement in America.

Correct! Wrong!

We use a plural noun after all.

10. We do not allow people ................................. in the kitchen.

Correct! Wrong!

Allow is followed by an infinitive with to.

11. Alice is not free on the 15th. We will have to find an ................................. date for the meeting.

Correct! Wrong!

Alternative means different.

12. Her feet were sore because her shoes .............................. badly.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. She was booked for driving at over 110 miles per hour.
  2. He is dependent on his uncle for his educational expenses.
  3. You can eat free in my restaurant whenever you want.
  4. Under no circumstances are children allowed in the bar.
  5. Britain has long been known as a land of law and order.
  6. He wrote his first book after returning / he returned from Africa.
  7. I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.
  8. When I was your age I was working.
  9. All Indian tribes suffered from white settlement in America.
  10. We do not allow people to smoke in the kitchen.
  11. Alice is not free on the 15th. We will have to find an alternative date for the meeting.
  12. Her feet were sore because her shoes fitted badly.
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