Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1Mia can sing beautifully, and ............... .
Wrong!
Use "so can her sister" to add the same affirmative idea with so + auxiliary + subject.
2I have never eaten ............... food in my life.
Wrong!
Use "so much" before the uncountable noun "food".
3She has ............... children to take care of.
Wrong!
Use "so many" before the plural countable noun "children".
4They held the ceremony on a Sunday ............... everybody would be able to attend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "so that" or "in order that" to introduce the purpose of the action.
5Send the parcel express so that they ............... it before Friday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "so that", "get" and "will get" can both refer to a future result or purpose.
6There are ............... children at the front door.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence before the plural noun "children".
7You haven’t got ............... manners.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence.
8We met ............... interesting people on holiday.
Wrong!
Use "some" in this affirmative sentence before the plural noun phrase "interesting people".
9............... people want to go to the movies.
Wrong!
Use "Some" directly before a plural noun without another determiner.
10............... us want to go to the movies.
Wrong!
Use "Some of" before the object pronoun "us".
11There is little point in doing ............... more work now.
Wrong!
Use "any" after the limiting expression "little".
12There is somebody outside who ............... to talk to you.
Wrong!
Use "wants" because "somebody" is singular.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Mia can sing beautifully, and so can her sister .
- I have never eaten so much food in my life.
- She has so many children to take care of.
- They held the ceremony on a Sunday so that / in order that everybody would be able to attend.
- Send the parcel express so that they get / will get it before Friday.
- There are some children at the front door.
- You haven’t got any manners.
- We met some interesting people on holiday.
- Some people want to go to the movies.
- Some of us want to go to the movies.
- There is little point in doing any more work now.
- There is somebody outside who wants to talk to you.
