1The dog wagged ............... tail.
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Use the possessive determiner "its" before a noun.
2It is time you ............... your hair.
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After "It is time", we use "trimmed" as a past form with a present meaning.
3The farmer has a hen that ............... golden eggs.
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A hen produces eggs, so the correct verb is "lays".
4She does ............... work than I do, yet she earns more.
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Use "less" with the uncountable noun "work".
5His composition won first prize because it had the ............... mistakes.
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Use "fewest" with the plural countable noun "mistakes" after "the".
6You look ...............
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After the linking verb "look", use the adjective "happy".
7I can't make him ............... his mind.
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After "make" plus an object, use the bare infinitive "change".
8I don't speak English very well, but I can make myself ...............
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The expression is "make myself understood" when others can understand me.
9She will not ............... this.
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After the modal "will", use the base verb "permit".
10He ............... to her for twenty years.
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Use "has been married" for a state that began in the past and continues now.
11............... you are right.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Maybe" and "Perhaps" can begin a sentence meaning that something is possible.
12Would you mind ............... me with the homework?
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After "Would you mind", use the gerund "helping".
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- The dog wagged its tail.
- It is time you trimmed your hair.
- The farmer has a hen that lays golden eggs.
- She does less work than I do, yet she earns more.
- His composition won first prize because it had the fewest mistakes.
- You look happy.
- I can’t make him change his mind.
- I don’t speak English very well, but I can make myself understood.
- She will not permit this.
- He has been married to her for twenty years.
- Maybe / Perhaps you are right.
- Would you mind helping me with the homework?