Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1I don’t care ............... your opinion. I will do what I want.
Wrong!
We use "care about" to mean that something is important to someone.
2Sorry I broke the vase—I ............... help it.
Wrong!
Use "couldn't" because the apology refers to a past situation.
3Who takes ............... the sick in hospitals?
Wrong!
The phrase "care of" means looking after someone who needs help.
4Janet is selfish, but I still ............... her.
Wrong!
After "can't help", we use the -ing form of the verb.
5I am the happiest woman ............... the world.
Wrong!
The natural superlative phrase is "in" the world.
6The apartment ............... I live is very small.
Wrong!
Use "where" for a place when the meaning is "in which".
7Tom hasn’t paid the fee, and I haven’t ...............
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative auxiliary to mean the same is true for another person.
8Books ............... all over the room.
Wrong!
Use "were lying" to describe where things were resting or positioned.
9I always have trouble ............... phone numbers.
Wrong!
After "have trouble", we use the -ing form, so "remembering" is correct.
10It ............... for six hours.
Wrong!
Use "has been raining" for an action that started in the past and continues up to now.
Answers
- I don’t care about your opinion. I will do what I want.
- Sorry I broke the vase—I couldn’t help it.
- Who takes care of the sick in hospitals?
- Janet is selfish, but I still can’t help liking her.
- I am the happiest woman in the world.
- The apartment where I live is very small.
- Tom hasn’t paid the fee, and I haven’t either.
- Books were lying all over the room.
- I always have trouble remembering phone numbers.
- It has been raining for six hours.