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General Grammar Exercise

February 25, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. ‘I can’t swim.’ ‘………………………. can I.’

Correct! Wrong!

After a negative statement, we can add another negative statement to it using neither.

2. She is ………………………….. beautiful.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Too is not possible here; it shows negative extremes.

3. We started early so that we ……………………………… there before noon.

Correct! Wrong!

When the main clause is in the past tense, might and would are common after so that.

4. I waited for ……………………………. two hours, but he didn’t come.

Correct! Wrong!

Another can be used with plural expressions of quantity.

5. Where are …………………………….. students?

Correct! Wrong!

6. I visit my grandparents ………………………….. two weeks.

Correct! Wrong!

Every can be used before plural expressions in measurements of frequency.

7. Have you got a lot of ……………………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

Luggage does not have a plural form.

8. My dad and mom …………………………………. me to be a scientist.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two singular subjects with and, the verb is plural.

9. The Prime Minister as well as his cabinet ministers ……………………………. to increase spending on defense.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former noun.

10. The woman along with her husband ………………………………… in the lobby.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two nouns with along with, the verb agrees with the former.

11. You and I ……………………………… good friends.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two pronouns with and, the verb should be plural.

12. It is time you ............................... a job.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a simple past after it is time.

Answers

  1. ‘I can’t swim.’ ‘Neither can I.’
  2. She is so/very beautiful.
  3. We started early so that we might reach there before noon.
  4. I waited for another two hours, but he didn’t come.
  5. Where are the other students?
  6. I visit my grandparents every two weeks.
  7. Have you got a lot of luggage?
  8. My dad and mom want me to be a scientist.
  9. The Prime Minister as well as his cabinet ministers wants to increase spending on defense.
  10. The woman along with her husband is waiting in the lobby.
  11. You and I are good friends.
  12. It is time you found a job.
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