Fill in the blanks.
1. There is no ............................... in talking to him.
The correct expression is no point in.
2. The rain played havoc ............................... our plans.
The correction expression is play havoc with.
3. ............................. all I know, she is still in love with him.
4. I look forward .................................... you.
The correct expression is look forward to + ing form.
5. I told you ................................... me.
We make the negative form of the infinitive by putting not before to.
6. .................................. the time we reach there, the train will have left.
7. Time .................................. all wounds.
8. I can't believe how .................................. I am.
When you are out of shape, you are in a very bad condition.
9. I had to wash the clothes by hand because the washing machine was ....................................
If a machine is out of order, it is not working.
10. They burst ................................. tears after losing the championship.
11. We reached on time .................................... the rain.
In spite of is a preposition. It is used before a noun.
12. ................................. having a cold, I managed to enjoy the party.
We use despite before a noun or an ing form.
Answers
1. There is no point in talking to him.
2. The rain played havoc with our plans.
3. For all I know, she is still in love with him.
4. I look forward to meeting you.
5. I told you not to touch me.
6. By the time we reach there, the train will have left.
7. Time heals all wounds.
8. I can’t believe how out of shape I am.
9. I had to wash the clothes by hand because the washing machine was out of order.
10. They burst into tears after losing the championship.
11. We reached on time in spite of the rain.
12. Despite having a cold, I managed to enjoy the party.
