Fill in the blanks.
1. If he had worn thick glasses, he ………………………… wiser.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
2. You should ………………………. obey me or leave the office at once.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Either you or I ………………………. mistaken.
Correct!
Wrong!
When you connect two pronouns with either/or, the verb agrees with the one closer to or.
4. Neither James nor his parents …………………….. English.
Correct!
Wrong!
When we connect two nouns with neither/nor, the verb agrees with the noun closer to nor.
5. He ……………………. visited Agra nor saw the Taj Mahal.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. ………………………… I saw the snake, I backed off.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. No sooner does he reach home ………………………. his wife brings him a cup of coffee.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct conjunction is no sooner / than.
8. ………………………. the driver saw the signal, he applied the brake.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The more they laughed at him, ………………………. he became.
Correct!
Wrong!
The comparative should be used in both clauses.
10. Hardly had I reached home ……………………….. it started raining.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Hardly is followed by when or before.
11. ……………………….. had I closed the door, when someone knocked on it.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. You are free to buy ……………………….. you want.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- If he had worn thick glasses, he would have looked wiser.
- You should either obey me or leave the office at once.
- Either you or I am mistaken.
- Neither James nor his parents speak English.
- He neither visited Agra nor saw the Taj Mahal.
- As soon as I saw the snake, I backed off.
- No sooner does he reach home than his wife brings him a cup of coffee.
- As soon as the driver saw the signal, he applied the brake.
- The more they laughed at him, the angrier he became.
- Hardly had I reached home when / before it started raining.
- Hardly / Scarcely had I closed the door, when someone knocked on it.
- You are free to buy whatever you want.
