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General Grammar Exercise

November 4, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1If I hadn’t failed my exam, I ............... a better job.
Wrong!
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might have + past participle in the main clause.
2Slowly he got ............... the couch.
Wrong!
3You can take anything you ...............
Wrong!
4I knew she ............... lying.
Wrong!
When the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too will be in the past tense.
5............... she worked, she could not crack the test.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Fronted adjectives/adverbs are possible in a structure with as or though.
6The movie was ...............
Wrong!
The present participle describes the people or things that cause the feelings. The past participle is used to say how people feel.
7Only after his death ............... able to appreciate him.
Wrong!
Inversion is used when a sentence starts with only or hardly or seldom.
8Hardly ............... the meeting started, when all the hell broke loose.
Wrong!
Had is used before the past participle form of the verb.
9‘I have deleted my social media accounts.’ ‘............... have I.’
Wrong!
We use a structure with so to add an affirmative statement to another affirmative statement.
10As soon as it started raining, the lights ............... out.
Wrong!
11If you support the idea, please ............... your hand.
Wrong!
Raise is transitive. Rise is intransitive.
12If I had money, I ............... lend you some.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. If I hadn’t failed my exam, I could have found a better job.
  2. Slowly he got off the couch.
  3. You can take anything you want
  4. I knew she was lying.
  5. Hard though/Hard as she worked, she could not crack the test.
  6. The movie was interesting
  7. Only after his death was I able to appreciate him.
  8. Hardly had the meeting started, when all the hell broke loose.
  9. ‘I have deleted my social media accounts.’ ‘So have I.’
  10. As soon as it started raining, the lights went out.
  11. If you support the idea, please raise your hand.
  12. If I had money, I would lend you some.
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