Fill in the blanks.
1. At no time …………………………. her self control.
When a negative word comes at the beginning we use an inverted word order.
2. I hadn’t seen her ………………………….. years, but she wasn’t any different.
We use for to indicate duration.
3. This job is different from …………………………… I expected.
4. Have you got …………………………. more coffee?
In questions we use any.
5. Today is …………………………… than yesterday.
We cannot use very to modify comparative adjectives.
6. I can’t tell you …………………………….. pleased I am about the result.
We can use ‘how’ to express the idea of ‘how much’.
7. Is this the first time you …………………………… here?
We use the present perfect tense with ‘this is the first time’ etc.
8. The car was damaged ……………………… a falling branch.
In passive clauses we use by to introduce the agent.
9. I have always ………………………… to play games well.
We cannot use ‘can’ with have. Instead, we use be able to.
10. I lost my job ………………………….. I was ill for six months.
We use because to introduce the reason.
11. The storm blew their roof ………………………
12. If I had gone to university, I …………………………… law.
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
Answers
1. At no time did she lose her self control.
2. I hadn’t seen her for years, but she wasn’t any different.
3. This job is different from what I expected.
4. Have you got any more coffee?
5. Today is much colder / very much colder than yesterday.
6. I can’t tell you how pleased I am about the result.
7. Is this the first time you have stayed here?
8. The car was damaged by a falling branch.
9. I have always been able to play games well.
10. I lost my job because I was ill for six months.
11. The storm blew their roof off.
12. If I had gone to university, I would have studied law.
