Fill in the blanks.
1Help me with this, ...............?
Wrong!
After imperatives, will you is used to ask people to do things.
2Politics ............... a dirty game.
Wrong!
Words like politics, science and mathematics are singular.
3The girls in this photo ............... my cousins.
Wrong!
Here the subject is the plural noun girls.
4I ............... my grandparents yesterday.
Wrong!
To call on is to visit.
5Neither of these answers ............... correct.
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after either and neither.
6I ............... in Mumbai at that time.
Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about a completely finished event or situation.
7My application ............... by the company.
Wrong!
In the simple past, the passive form is made with was/were + past participle form of the verb.
8I am writing a novel. A novel ............... by me.
Wrong!
The passive form of the present continuous is made with is/am/are + being + past participle.
9Let’s ............... your plans.
Wrong!
Discuss is one of those verbs that cannot be followed by a preposition.
10That child ............... neither of his parents.
Wrong!
Resemble does not take a preposition.
11We ............... to hear from them for a long time.
Wrong!
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
12I ............... all my life in India.
Wrong!
The present perfect is more appropriate here.
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.
