Fill in the blanks.
1Help me with this, ...............?
Wrong!
After an imperative request, the natural question tag is "will you".
2Politics ............... a dirty game.
Wrong!
The noun "Politics" is treated as singular here, so it takes "is".
3The girls in this photo ............... my cousins.
Wrong!
The plural subject "The girls" needs the plural verb "are".
4I ............... my grandparents yesterday.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "called on" means visited someone.
5Neither of these answers ............... correct.
Wrong!
With "Neither" as the subject, the standard singular verb is "is".
6I ............... in Mumbai at that time.
Wrong!
For a finished past time, use the simple past form "lived".
7My application ............... by the company.
Wrong!
The passive simple past form is "was rejected".
8I am writing a novel. A novel ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being written".
9Let’s ............... your plans.
Wrong!
The verb "discuss" is used without a preposition before its object.
10That child ............... neither of his parents.
Wrong!
The verb "resembles" is used without a preposition before its object.
11We ............... to hear from them for a long time.
Wrong!
For an action continuing up to now, use "have been waiting".
12I ............... all my life in India.
Wrong!
For a situation continuing from the past to the present, use "have lived".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Help me with this, will you?
- Politics is a dirty game.
- The girls in this photo are my cousins.
- I called on my grandparents yesterday.
- Neither of these answers is correct.
- I lived in Mumbai at that time.
- My application was rejected by the company.
- I am writing a novel. A novel is being written by me.
- Let’s discuss your plans.
- That child resembles neither of his parents.
- We have been waiting to hear from them for a long time.
- I have lived all my life in India.
