Fill in the blanks.
1You don't have to worry about my problems. You have plenty of problems of ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "your own" completes "problems of your own," meaning problems that belong to you personally.
2She is always using my computer. Why can't she use ...............?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "hers" and "her own" can refer to her computer instead of my computer.
3Nobody helped me to decorate the flat. I did it ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "myself" and "on my own" show that I decorated the flat without help.
4If people drove carefully, there ............... so many accidents.
Wrong!
In a second conditional sentence, "wouldn't be" matches the past-form condition "If people drove carefully."
5We didn't take ............... time to get there.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in this negative sentence.
6Let's go. There is no point ............... any longer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in waiting" and "waiting" are natural after "There is no point."
7She took only five minutes ............... ready.
Wrong!
After "take" with an amount of time, use the infinitive "to get."
8Who ............... something to eat?
Wrong!
In a subject question with "who," use the normal verb form "wants" without "do."
9What ............... to you last night?
Wrong!
Use the past simple "happened" with the finished time expression "last night."
10How many people ............... to the party last night?
Wrong!
Use the past simple "came" with the finished time expression "last night."
11............... bus goes to the city centre?
Wrong!
Use "Which" before a noun when asking someone to choose the correct bus.
12............... do you want to talk to about the job?
Wrong!
Use "Who" to ask about the person you want to talk to.
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Answers
- You don’t have to worry about my problems. You have plenty of problems of your own.
- She is always using my computer. Why can’t she use hers / her own?
- Nobody helped me to decorate the flat. I did it myself / on my own.
- If people drove carefully, there wouldn’t be so many accidents.
- We didn’t take much time to get there.
- Let’s go. There is no point in waiting / waiting any longer.
- She took only five minutes to get ready.
- Who wants something to eat?
- What happened to you last night?
- How many people came to the party last night?
- Which bus goes to the city centre?
- Who do you want to talk to about the job?