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General Grammar Exercise

March 1, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I ……………………… tired.

Correct! Wrong!

When feel is used to talk about reactions and opinions, it is not normally used in the continuous form.

2. She is ……………………………. amazing woman.

Correct! Wrong!

In exclamations, we use such before an adjective + plural noun.

3. That was ……………………………….. kind of you.

Correct! Wrong!

So is used before an adjective.

4. I ………………………. this kind of treatment from him.

Correct! Wrong!

Before an indirect object, wait and hope are followed by for.

5. It seemed like he was wearing someone …………………………… coat.

Correct! Wrong!

Else has a possessive form – else’s.

6. She was ………………………. tired to walk.

Correct! Wrong!

Too is not used with much before an adjective.

7. This book is an ……………………………… account of the freedom struggle.

Correct! Wrong!

Exhaustive means comprehensive or thorough.

8. I have difficulty ……………………………. dates and numbers.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Difficulty is followed by (in) + ing form.

9. There is something ……………………………..the bed.

Correct! Wrong!

We use under when something is covered by what is over it.

10. I didn’t like this house; ………………………., it is too small.

Correct! Wrong!

Besides means in addition.

11. I can’t ………………………………… the car.

Correct! Wrong!

We make machines start.

12. If my grandfather had been alive, we …………………………………… his 90th birthday in January.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I feel / am feeling tired.

2. She is such an amazing woman.

3. That was so kind of you.

4. I did not expect this kind of treatment from him.

5. It seemed like he was wearing someone else’s coat.

6. She was too tired to walk.

7. This book is an exhaustive account of the freedom struggle.

8. I have difficulty (in) remembering dates and numbers.

9. There is something under the bed.

10. I didn’t like this house; besides, it is too small.

11. I can’t start the car.

12. If my grandfather had been alive, we would have celebrated his 90th birthday in January.

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