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General Grammar Exercise

August 28, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... fast, I managed to catch up with him.
Wrong!
Use the present participle "Running" to show the action happening as the speaker caught up with him.
2He is ............... loyal to cheat on her.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by an infinitive to mean more than is possible or acceptable.
3............... the doctors tried their best, they could not save the patient.
Wrong!
Use "Although" before a full clause to introduce a contrast.
4James, ............... works abroad, is coming home next week.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause.
5............... their best efforts, they could not save him.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
6The higher you go, ............... it gets.
Wrong!
Use "the colder" in the comparative pattern "the + comparative, the + comparative".
7They fought to the finish; ..............., they could not win.
Wrong!
Use "however" after a semicolon to connect two contrasting independent clauses.
8If the manager finds out, we ............... in trouble.
Wrong!
Use "will be" in the main clause of a first conditional sentence.
9I would rather you ............... me alone.
Wrong!
Use "left" after "would rather" to talk about what you want someone else to do now or in the future.
10You had better not ............... him up.
Wrong!
Use the bare infinitive "wake" after "had better not".
11I am not used ............... so hard.
Wrong!
Use "to working" after "be used" to mean accustomed to an activity.
12It is time she ............... her mistake.
Wrong!
Use "realized" after "It is time" to say that something should happen now.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Running fast, I managed to catch up with him.
  2. He is too loyal to cheat on her.
  3. Although the doctors tried their best, they could not save the patient.
  4. James, who works abroad, is coming home next week.
  5. Despite their best efforts, they could not save him.
  6. The higher you go, the colder it gets.
  7. They fought to the finish; however, they could not win.
  8. If the manager finds out, we will be in trouble.
  9. I would rather you left me alone.
  10. You had better not wake him up.
  11. I am not used to working so hard.
  12. It is time she realized her mistake.
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