Complete the following sentences.
1The state of affairs ............... sure to cause him anxiety.
Wrong!
The singular noun phrase "The state of affairs" takes the singular verb "is".
2An advocate and a doctor ............... on this street.
Wrong!
The compound subject "An advocate and a doctor" takes the plural verb "live".
3The introduction of radical reforms ............... opposed by the aristocracy.
Wrong!
The singular subject "The introduction" needs the singular past passive auxiliary "was".
4Slow and steady ............... the race.
Wrong!
The phrase "Slow and steady" is treated as a singular idea, so the correct verb is "wins".
5He ............... hardly sat down when someone knocked at the door.
Wrong!
The past perfect expression is "had hardly sat down" before another past action.
6She has been working here ............... six years now.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time such as six years.
7I saw him six months ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" after a time expression counted back from now.
8Were you foolish ............... to trust him?
Wrong!
"Enough" comes after the adjective and before the infinitive: "foolish enough to trust".
9I wish you ............... stop complaining like this.
Wrong!
Use "would" after "I wish" to complain about someone else's repeated behaviour.
10............... you obey my instructions, you will be killed.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and fits the warning in this sentence.
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- The state of affairs is sure to cause him anxiety.
- An advocate and a doctor live on this street.
- The introduction of radical reforms was opposed by the aristocracy.
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- He had hardly sat down when someone knocked at the door.
- She has been working here for six years now.
- I saw him six months ago.
- Were you foolish enough to trust him?
- I wish you would stop complaining like this.
- Unless you obey my instructions, you will be killed.