Fill in the blanks.
1"I can't swim." "............... can I."
Wrong!
After a negative statement, use "Neither" to agree with another negative statement.
2She is ............... beautiful.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "so" and "very" can intensify an adjective in this sentence.
3We started early so that we ............... there before noon.
Wrong!
After a past-tense main clause with purpose, "might reach" is a correct choice after "so that."
4I waited for ............... two hours, but he didn't come.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a number phrase to mean an additional amount of time.
5Where are ............... students?
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Use "the other" when you mean the remaining students in a known group.
6I visit my grandparents ............... two weeks.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a plural time expression to show frequency.
7Have you got a lot of ...............?
Wrong!
"Luggage" is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s.
8My dad and mom ............... me to be a scientist.
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The compound subject "My dad and mom" takes the plural verb "want."
9The Prime Minister as well as his cabinet ministers ............... to increase spending on defense.
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With "as well as," the verb agrees with "The Prime Minister," so use "wants."
10The woman along with her husband ............... in the lobby.
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With "along with," the verb agrees with "The woman," so use "is waiting."
11You and I ............... good friends.
Wrong!
The compound subject "You and I" takes the plural verb "are."
12It is time you ............... a job.
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After "It is time," use the past form "found" to say something should happen now.
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- “I can’t swim.” “Neither can I.”
- She is so / very beautiful.
- We started early so that we might reach there before noon.
- I waited for another two hours, but he didn’t come.
- Where are the other students?
- I visit my grandparents every two weeks.
- Have you got a lot of luggage?
- My dad and mom want me to be a scientist.
- The Prime Minister as well as his cabinet ministers wants to increase spending on defense.
- The woman along with her husband is waiting in the lobby.
- You and I are good friends.
- It is time you found a job.