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General Grammar Exercise

June 14, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Bread and butter ……………………… served for breakfast.

Correct! Wrong!

When two singular nouns together represent one idea, the verb is singular.

2. This medicine makes me sleepy; it is a ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

3. He invested ten thousand dollars in his business and lost all of ………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

We use it to refer to a sum of money.

4. How many times have you ……………………………. to me?

Correct! Wrong!

To lie is to say something that is not true.

5. He enjoys …………………………. horror movies.

Correct! Wrong!

Enjoy is followed by an ing form.

6. The film I watched yesterday was …………………………. boring.

Correct! Wrong!

Rather indicates a very high degree.

7. He worked ……………………….. to get good marks.

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Hard is the adverb for this meaning.

8. He was always …………………………… towards his teachers and elders.

Correct! Wrong!

9. We had terrible …………………………. last week.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Gandhi believed in the ……………………………. of truth and non-violence.

Correct! Wrong!

11. Certain drugs are …………………………….. by the government as they have been proved to be harmful to people.

Correct! Wrong!

To proscribe is to ban.

12. Marriage is a …………………………… occasion in a person’s life.

Correct! Wrong!

Momentous = of great importance

Answers

1. Bread and butter was served for breakfast.

2. This medicine makes me sleepy; it is a sedative.

3. He invested ten thousand dollars in his business and lost all of it.

4. How many times have you lied to me?

5. He enjoys watching horror movies.

6. The film I watched yesterday was rather boring.

7. He worked hard to get good marks.

8. He was always respectful towards his teachers and elders.

9. We had terrible weather last week.

10. Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.

11. Certain drugs are proscribed by the government as they have been proved to be harmful to people.

12. Marriage is a momentous occasion in a person’s life.

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