Fill in the blanks.
1. His grandfather is …………………………..
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Dead is an adjective. Died is a verb. Adjectives can be used as subject complements.
2. His grandparents have ………………………………
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3. He ………………………………. in 2010.
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The present perfect is not used with past time expressions.
4. She ………………………………. me of her mother.
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5. He …………………………… me a visit.
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6. He objected …………………………… sitting there.
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A pronoun used to modify a gerund is usually in its possessive form.
7. We are looking forward to …………………………….. you soon.
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We use an ing form after look forward to.
8. How …………………………………. boy he is!
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9. Tell me where ………………………………..
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In indirect questions, the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
10. You had better ………………………………… another application.
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Had better is followed by an infinitive without to.
11. If you went there, you ………………………………… see him.
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In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. If I ............................... this, I would be wrong.
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In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. His grandfather is dead.
2. His grandparents have died.
3. He graduated in 2010.
4. She reminds me of her mother.
5. He paid me a visit.
6. He objected to my sitting there.
7. We are looking forward to meeting you soon.
8. How foolish a boy he is!
9. Tell me where you are going.
10. You had better send another application.
11. If you went there, you would see him.
12. If I did this, I would be wrong.
