Fill in the blanks.
1. ……………….. working hard, he failed the test.
Despite is a preposition; we use a preposition before an ing form.
2. He is ………………….. to beat his opponent.
3. …………………… the thief saw the cops coming, he ran away.
As soon as is used to say that something happens immediately after something else has happened.
4. …………………… he is so ill, the doctors do not expect him to recover.
As gives the reason.
5. The boy ………………….. watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
6. ………………….. on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.
7. He will ………………….. spend his money nor invest it.
Note the pattern neither/nor.
8. This is the hotel …………………… our meetings usually take place.
Where indicates position.
9. I prefer reading books …………………… watching TV.
10. The house is …………………….. to accommodate all.
When enough is an adverb, it goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.
11. The germ is ……………………. small to be seen with the naked eye.
Note the pattern too..to..
12. ……………………. had the hunter raised the gun, than the birds flew away.
We need a comparative expression before than.
Answers
1. Despite working hard, he failed the test.
2. He is strong enough to beat his opponent.
3. As soon as he saw the cops coming, he ran away.
4. As he is so ill, the doctors do not expect him to recover.
5. The boy whose watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
6. Standing on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.
7. He will neither spend his money nor invest it.
8. This is the hotel where our meetings usually take place.
9. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
10. The house is spacious enough to accommodate all.
11. The germ is too small to be seen with the naked eye.
12. No sooner had the hunter raised the gun, than the birds flew away.
