Fill in the blanks.
1Dad was angry ............... me for failing the test.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "with" or "at" after "angry" when naming the person who caused the anger.
2Why are you angry ............... everyone?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "with" or "at" after "angry" when the object is a person or people.
3This face is familiar ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "familiar" when something is known by someone.
4To get a taste of your own medicine is to ............... .
Wrong!
The idiom means "be treated as you have treated others".
5To go on a wild goose chase is to ............... .
Wrong!
The idiom means "waste time on a pointless task".
6To give someone the cold shoulder is to ............... .
Wrong!
The idiom means "ignore them deliberately".
7The mangoes on that tree ............... very sour.
Wrong!
The plural subject "mangoes" needs the plural verb "are".
8I wish I ............... sing.
Wrong!
Use "could" after "I wish" to talk about an unreal present ability.
9She behaved as if she ............... mad.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "was" and "were" are acceptable after "as if" in this unreal comparison.
10If I were you, I ............... allow her to go.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use "would not" in the main clause.
11His mentor and guardian ............... his uncle.
Wrong!
Because "mentor and guardian" refers to one person, use "was".
12She sounded ............... .
Wrong!
After the linking verb "sounded", use the adjective "confident".
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 be treated as you have treated others .
- To go on a wild goose chase is to waste time on a pointless task .
- To give someone the cold shoulder is to ignore them deliberately .
- The mangoes on that tree are very sour.
- I wish I could sing.
- She behaved as if she was / were mad.
- If I were you, I would not allow her to go.
- His mentor and guardian was his uncle.
- She sounded confident .
