This grammar exercise is aimed at intermediate level students. It tests your understanding of grammar structures and sentence patterns.
1They ............... the Emperor's body away on a stretcher.
Wrong!
"Bore" is the past simple form of "bear" when it means carry.
2Thousands of children ............... blind every year.
Wrong!
"Are born" is the correct passive form for coming into life.
3I want to get married, but ............... I have to find a job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Before that" and "first" both correctly show that finding a job must happen earlier.
4I will phone before I ...............
Wrong!
"Arrive" is the present simple form used after "before" to refer to future time.
5Where are the ............... mangoes?
Wrong!
"Other" is used before a plural noun such as "mangoes".
6He gave me a ............... strange look.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Really" (and informal "real", mainly American) can intensify the adjective "strange", although "really" is more standard; "much" is not used to intensify a plain adjective like this.
7I wasn't ............... to enter the house.
Wrong!
"Allowed" completes the passive expression "wasn't allowed to enter"; "let" is not used in the passive with "to".
8My dog understands everything; he is ............... human.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Almost" and "nearly" both mean not quite human in this sentence.
9I met Sally in Germany ...............
Wrong!
"Three years ago" counts back from now with a past simple verb.
10The dog was barking ...............
Wrong!
"All night" is the normal expression for the whole night.
11I would have been in real trouble ............... your help.
Wrong!
"But for" means if it had not been for in this conditional sentence.
12My daughter is not interested in anything but ...............
Wrong!
"Reading" is the gerund form used after this preposition pattern.
Answers
- They bore the Emperor’s body away on a stretcher.
- Thousands of children are born blind every year.
- I want to get married, but before that / first I have to find a job.
- I will phone before I arrive.
- Where are the other mangoes?
- He gave me a real / really strange look.
- I wasn’t allowed to enter the house.
- My dog understands everything; he is almost / nearly human.
- I met Sally in Germany three years ago.
- The dog was barking all night.
- I would have been in real trouble but for your help.
- My daughter is not interested in anything but reading.