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General grammar exercise

February 27, 2015 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. The state of affairs …………………. sure to cause him anxiety.

Correct! Wrong!

2. An advocate and a doctor ....................... on this street.

Correct! Wrong!

3. The introduction of radical reforms ...................... opposed by the aristocracy.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Slow and steady ………………….. the race.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He …………………. hardly sat down when someone knocked at the door.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She has been working here ……………….. six years now.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I saw him six months ..................... .

Correct! Wrong!

8. Were you foolish ……………….. to trust him?

Correct! Wrong!

9. I wish you …………………. stop complaining like this.

Correct! Wrong!

10. ………………….. you obey my instructions, you will be killed.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. The state of affairs is sure to cause him anxiety.

2. An advocate and a doctor live on this street.

3. The introduction of radical reforms was opposed by the aristocracy.

4. Slow and steady wins the race.

5. He had hardly sat down when someone knocked at the door.

6. She has been working here for six years now.

7. I saw him six months ago.

8. Were you foolish enough to trust him?

9. I wish you would stop complaining like this.

10. Unless you obey my instructions, you will be killed.

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