1We will get there as soon as you ...............
Wrong!
In as..as clauses, a present tense is often used to refer to the future.
2Tired ............... she was, she went on working.
Select 2 answers.
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After an adjective/adverb, both as and though can be used in a special structure.
3............... it may seem strange, I don’t enjoy watching movies.
Select 2 answers.
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As can mean though only when it is used in a special structure after an adjective / adverb.
4Is there ............... water in the pond?
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We use any in questions and negatives.
5I ............... the paper to the attorney’s office.
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Bring is used for movements to the places where the speaker or the hearer is.
6I cannot help ............... what she is going to do.
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7He ............... speak ten languages.
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Both can and be able to can be used to talk about ability.
8This machine ............... be operated by a child.
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Be able to is not normally used in passive structures.
9The exam was ten times ............... than I expected.
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Before than we use a comparative expression.
10I am late, ...............?
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11She looks ...............
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We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
12He never lets me ............... a sentence.
Wrong!
The infinitive is used without to after let.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We will get there as soon as you Either could be used here
- Tired though/as she was, she went on working.
- Though/Although it may seem strange, I don’t enjoy watching movies.
- Is there any water in the pond?
- I took the paper to the attorney’s office.
- I cannot help but wonder what she is going to do.
- He Either could be used here speak ten languages.
- This machine cannot be operated by a child.
- The exam was ten times more difficult than I expected.
- I am late, aren’t I?
- She looks intelligent
- He never lets me finish a sentence.
