1We went ............... on the weekend.
Wrong!
After "go" for this leisure activity, use "swimming".
2Let’s go ............... drive next weekend.
Wrong!
The expression is "for a" in "go for a drive".
3I went swimming ............... the sea.
Wrong!
Use "in" for swimming within the sea.
4Don’t go skating ............... the lake.
Wrong!
Use "on" for skating on the surface of a lake.
5We went shopping ............... Dubai.
Wrong!
Use "in" before the city name "Dubai".
6She ............... mend her ways.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice or a warning.
7Half of my friends ............... abroad.
Wrong!
The plural noun "friends" takes the verb "live".
8I had scarcely closed my eyes ............... I heard a knock on the door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "scarcely", "when" and "before" are both correct here.
9No sooner had I closed the door ............... someone knocked.
Wrong!
Use "than" after "no sooner".
10She was hardly inside the house ............... the lights went out.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "hardly", "when" and "before" are both correct here.
11She had no sooner agreed to marry him than she ............... having serious doubts.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "started" for the completed past action after "no sooner... than".
Answers
- We went swimming on the weekend.
- Let’s go for a drive next weekend.
- I went swimming in the sea.
- Don’t go skating on the lake.
- We went shopping in Dubai.
- She had better mend her ways.
- Half of my friends live abroad.
- I had scarcely closed my eyes when / before I heard a knock on the door.
- No sooner had I closed the door than someone knocked.
- She was hardly inside the house when / before the lights went out.
- She had no sooner agreed to marry him than she started having serious doubts.
