Fill in the blanks.
1The more you read, the less you ...............
Wrong!
In the comparative pattern, the verb agrees with "you", so "remember" is correct.
2Her condition is ............... bad that doctors do not expect her to recover.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the structure so + adjective + that.
3The soup was ............... tasty that we could not stop eating it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when a result clause with that follows.
4I am not used to ............... idle for hours on end.
Wrong!
After "used to" meaning accustomed to, use a gerund, so "sitting" is correct.
5She loves ............... looked at.
Wrong!
After "loves" here, the passive gerund "being" completes the phrase naturally.
6Would you mind ............... care of my dog when I am away?
Wrong!
After "Would you mind", use a gerund, so "taking" is correct.
7The clown made us ...............
Wrong!
After "made us", use the bare infinitive "laugh".
8We are looking forward ............... the holidays.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "looking forward to".
9You will not finish ............... you start.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean if you do not start.
10What would you do if you ............... the lottery?
Wrong!
In a second conditional if-clause, use the past simple form "won".
11If I had not been so tired, I ............... what was happening.
Wrong!
In a third conditional result clause, use "could have realized".
12When I was a boy, I ............... to be a pilot.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "wanted" for a past state from childhood.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 eating it.
- I am not used to sitting idle for hours on end.
- 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 the 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.
