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General Grammar Exercise

January 19, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks

1. I ………………………….. he is not at home.

Correct! Wrong!

That can be omitted after suppose.

2. We hoped …………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

We use a that-clause after hope.

3. He ………………………………. that he has met your dad.

Correct! Wrong!

Tell is used before a personal object.

4. The teacher ………………………….. he was very busy.

Correct! Wrong!

Tell is used before a personal object.

5. She suggested …………………………………to the park.

Correct! Wrong!

We use a that-clause after suggest.

6. He ………………………………. me that he was coming on Sunday.

Correct! Wrong!

We use tell before a personal object.

7. I advised him …………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Advise can be followed by to + be + adjective.

8. He promised us ………………………….. there at five.

Correct! Wrong!

We use a that-clause after promise + object.

9. Nobody knows when ………………………………. arrive.

Correct! Wrong!

In indirect questions, the auxiliary verb goes after the subject.

10. Tom could not figure out what …………………………… do next.

Correct! Wrong!

In indirect questions, the auxiliary verb goes after the subject.

11. He asked me ...............................................

Correct! Wrong!

Ask can be followed by object + to-infinitive.

12. They made him .............................................. for hours.

Correct! Wrong!

Make + object is followed by infinitive without to.

Answers

1. I suppose (that) he is not at home.

2. We hoped that you would succeed.

3. He says that he has met your dad.

4. The teacher said he was very busy.

5. She suggested that we should go to the park.

6. He told me that he was coming on Sunday.

7. I advised him to be careful.

8. He promised us that he would be there at five.

9. Nobody knows when he will arrive.

10. Tom could not figure out what he should do next.

11. He asked me to go.

12. They made him wait for hours.

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