1I ............... sure that she is lying.
Wrong!
We use the stative verb "feel" here to express an opinion, not the continuous form.
2You are ............... a wonderful person!
Wrong!
Use "such" before adjective + singular countable noun in an exclamation.
3That was ............... kind of you.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective alone.
4I ............... to get a raise this year.
Wrong!
Use "expect" directly before a to-infinitive when you think something will happen.
5You must not use someone ............... ideas in your essay.
Wrong!
Use the possessive form "else's" before a noun.
6She was ............... tired to walk.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is possible or good.
7The students were completely ............... after the expedition.
Wrong!
Use "exhausted" to describe how the students felt.
8I had no difficulty ............... his house.
Wrong!
After "difficulty", we can use "in finding" to describe the action that was not difficult.
9The whole village was ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "under" when something is covered by water.
10The house requires a lot of repairs; ..............., it is too small.
Wrong!
Use "besides" to add another point.
11The car won’t ............... again.
Wrong!
Use "start" for an engine or car beginning to work.
12If she had been here, she ............... happy to hear this.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, use "would have been" in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I feel sure that she is lying.
- You are such a wonderful person!
- That was so kind of you.
- I expect to get a raise this year.
- You must not use someone else’s ideas in your essay.
- She was too tired to walk.
- The students were completely exhausted after the expedition.
- I had no difficulty in finding his house.
- The whole village was under water.
- The house requires a lot of repairs; besides, it is too small.
- The car won’t start again.
- If she had been here, she would have been happy to hear this.
