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General Grammar Exercise

November 15, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I heard the song ………………. the radio?

Correct! Wrong!

We use on with radio and television.

2. Identify the kind of sentence: Have a nice day.

Correct! Wrong!

An imperative sentence is a command, prayer, request or wish.

3. Mount Everest is ……………………. peak in the world.

Correct! Wrong!

The superlative is used with the.

4. If I had a car, I ……………………. you a lift.

Correct! 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.

5. Please write ……………………

Correct! Wrong!

Legible is an adjective; legibly is the adverb.

6. She asked me why …………………….. crying.

Correct! Wrong!

The subject goes before the auxiliary verb in reported questions.

7. …………………… their best efforts, they could not save him.

Correct! Wrong!

Despite or in spite of is correct here.

8. They failed to properly ………………….. her illness.

Correct! Wrong!

9. He rarely visits you, ……………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Non-negative tags are used after negative expressions like rarely or hardly.

10. What does the expression ‘devil’s advocate’ mean?

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11. It is high time you ……………………. up smoking.

Correct! Wrong!

We use a past tense after it is time with a present meaning.

12. What does the expression ‘mano a mano’ mean?

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I heard the song on the radio?

2. Imperative

3. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

4. If I had a car, I could give you a lift.

5. Please write legibly.

6. She asked me why I was crying.

7. Despite their best efforts, they could not save him.

8. They failed to properly diagnose her illness.

9. He rarely visits you, does he?

10. Support the counter argument

11. It is high time you gave up smoking.

12. To confront each other directly

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