Fill in the blanks.
1. We went ………………………. on the weekend.
There is no preposition in the expression go swimming, go walking, go climbing etc.
2. Let’s go ………………………… drive next weekend.
This is a common expression referring to leisure activities.
3. I went swimming ………………………… the sea.
Prepositions of place are used after go + …ing.
4. Don’t go skating ………………………….. the lake.
Prepositions of place are used after go + …ing.
5. We went shopping ……………………… Dubai.
Prepositions of place are used after go + …ing.
6. She ………………………….. mend her ways.
Had better is used to give strong advice.
7. Half of my friends ……………………… abroad.
When the noun following half of is plural, we use a plural verb.
8. I had scarcely closed my eyes ………………………. I heard a knock on the door.
Please select 2 correct answers
Scarcely is followed by when or before.
9. No sooner had I closed the door ………………………….. someone knocked.
We use than after no sooner.
10. She was hardly inside the house ………………………… the lights went out.
Please select 2 correct answers
Hardly is followed by when or before.
11. She had no sooner agreed to marry him than she ……………………… having serious doubts.
Answers
1. We went swimming on the weekend.
2. Let’s go for a drive next weekend.
3. I went swimming in the sea.
4. Don’t go skating on the lake.
5. We went shopping in Dubai.
6. She had better mend her ways.
7. Half of my friends live abroad.
8. I had scarcely closed my eyes when / before I heard a knock on the door.
9. No sooner had I closed the door than someone knocked.
10. She was hardly inside the house when / before the lights went out. 11. She had no sooner agreed to marry him than she started having serious doubts.
