Fill in the blanks.
1Dad was angry …………………….. me for failing the test.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Angry with/at a person for doing something.
2Why are you angry ………………………… everyone?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Angry with/at a person for doing something.
3This face is familiar ………………………… me.
Wrong!
4To get a taste of your own medicine is to ……………………………
Wrong!
5To go on a wild goose chase is to ………………………
Wrong!
6To give someone the cold shoulder is to ………………………
Wrong!
7The mangoes on that tree ……………………….. very sour.
Wrong!
Here the subject is the plural noun mangoes
8I wish I ……………………… sing.
Wrong!
Past tenses are common after I wish to talk about unrealistic situations.
9She behaved as if she …………………………. mad.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either could be used here; however, were is more common.
10If I were you, I ………………………. allow her to go.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
11His mentor and guardian …………………….. his uncle.
Wrong!
We use a singular verb here because both nouns refer to the same person.
12She sounded ……………………………
Wrong!
Sound is a copular verb; we use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Dad was angry with / at me for failing the test.
- Why are you angry with/at everyone?
- This face is familiar to me.
- To get a taste of your own medicine is to get treated in the same way you have been treating others.
- To go on a wild goose chase is to do something pointless.
- To give someone the cold shoulder is to ignore them.
- The mangoes on that tree are very sour.
- I wish I could sing.
- She behaved as if she were / was mad.
- If I were you, I would not allow her to go.
- His mentor and guardian was his uncle.
- She sounded confident.
