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General Grammar Exercise

November 23, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. My mother ………………… in an insurance company.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used to talk about facts.

2. I usually …………………. up at 6 but today I …………………. up at 7.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used to talk about routines. The simple past is used to say that something happened at a certain point of time in the past.

3. Turn on the lights. Change into passive.

Correct! Wrong!

We use let to turn imperatives into passive voice.

4. He works …………………

Correct! Wrong!

There is no preposition before the expression abroad.

5. A/An …………………… is a person who does not believe in the existence of god.

Correct! Wrong!

6. He has a deep love ………………… his country.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The government is inquiring ………………… the affairs of the company.

Correct! Wrong!

8. She takes …………………… her elder sister.

Correct! Wrong!

To take after somebody is to resemble them.

9. I …………………. him for a long time.

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The present perfect is used with the meaning up to now.

10. Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery. Replace abolish with a phrasal verb/idiomatic expression.

Correct! Wrong!

To put an end to something is to abolish it.

11. I always carry an umbrella …………………… it rains.

Correct! Wrong!

12. To give someone a piece of your mind is to ……………………

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. My mother works in an insurance company.

2. I usually wake up at 6 but today I woke up at 7.

3. Let the lights be turned on.

4. He works abroad.

5. An atheist is a person who does not believe in the existence of god.

6. He has a deep love for his country.

7. The government is inquiring into the affairs of the company.

8. She takes after her elder sister.

9. I have known him for a long time.

10. Put an end to

11. I always carry an umbrella in case it rains.

12. To give someone a piece of your mind is to reprimand them.

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