Fill in the blanks.
1. The more you read, the less you .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
The same tense and structure is used in both clauses.
2. Her condition is ……………………… bad that doctors do not expect her to recover.
Correct!
Wrong!
So...that.... expresses cause and effect.
3. The soup was ………………….. tasty that we could not stop drinking.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I am not used to ........................................... idle for hours on end.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She loves ……………………… looked at.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Would you mind ………………………. care of my dog when I am away?
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The clown made us ………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Make is followed by an infinitive without to.
8. We are looking forward ………………………. the holidays.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. You will not finish …………………………. you start.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. What would you do if you …………………… a lottery?
Correct!
Wrong!
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
11. If I had not been so tired, I ………………………. what was happening.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. When I was a boy, I …………………… to be a pilot.
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Wrong!
Answers
- The more you read, the less you remember.
- Her condition is so bad that doctors do not expect her to recover.
- The soup was so tasty that we could not stop drinking.
- I am not used to sitting idle for long hours.
- She loves being looked at.
- Would you mind taking care of my dog when I am away?
- The clown made us laugh.
- We are looking forward to the holidays.
- You will not finish unless you start.
- What would you do if you won a lottery?
- If I had not been so tired, I could have realized what was happening.
- When I was a boy, I wanted to be a pilot.
