Fill in the blanks.
1Malaria ............... still rampant in some swampy regions.
Wrong!
2Her constant nagging ............... him.
Wrong!
3I spent the afternoon ............... the hedge.
Wrong!
4He was one of those proud, boastful men you ............... listening to.
Wrong!
5The family’s privation was ...............
Wrong!
6The little dog ............... the boy everywhere.
Wrong!
7Her insulting remarks made me absolutely ...............
Wrong!
Here the word livid actually says something about the pronoun me. I was livid. Hence, an adjective is required. Adverbs are used to modify verbs.
8The castaways lived ............... fish and coconuts.
Wrong!
9A gourmet always ............... the best food, not the most.
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
10He jumped up from his table, ............... his hat and ran to the bus stop.
Wrong!
When we connect clauses with and, they all should be in the same form.
11The boy made a grab at the frog, but it ............... away.
Wrong!
12India ............... by a Prime Minister and his cabinet.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.
- Her constant nagging provoked him.
- I spent the afternoon pruning the hedge.
- He was one of those proud, boastful men you couldn’t bear listening to.
- The family’s privation was Either could be used here
- The little dog follows the boy everywhere.
- Her insulting remarks made me absolutely livid
- The castaways lived on fish and coconuts.
- A gourmet always wants the best food, not the most.
- He jumped up from his table, grabbed his hat and ran to the bus stop.
- The boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away.
- India is governed by a Prime Minister and his cabinet.
