1I wish I ............... sing.
Wrong!
A past tense is used after wish to talk about unrealized hopes.
2She is tired ............... hungry.
Wrong!
As well as means both...and...
3The roses are very beautiful. Change into exclamatory.
Wrong!
4You cannot help him. He ............... (Change into passive)
Wrong!
5We saw a ............... of ships in the harbor.
Wrong!
We say a fleet of ships. This is an example of a collective noun.
6............... is thicker than water. (Complete the proverb.)
Wrong!
The correct expression is blood is thicker than water.
7We ............... at the party.
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8The man said that he ............... to do a lot of work.
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When the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too should be in the past tense.
9If you write more clearly, everyone ............... to read it.
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10You ............... stop arguing with me.
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Had better is used to give strong advice.
11There is hardly any water in the well, ...............?
Wrong!
Hardly is a negative word; affirmative tags are used after negative statements.
12At sixes and sevens means in a ...............
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Done.
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Answers
- I wish I could sing.
- She is tired as well as hungry.
- The roses are very beautiful. Change into exclamatory. How beautiful the roses are!
- You cannot help him. He cannot be helped (Change into passive)
- We saw a fleet of ships in the harbor.
- Blood is thicker than water. (Complete the proverb.)
- We enjoyed ourselves at the party.
- The man said that he had to do a lot of work.
- If you write more clearly, everyone will be able to to read it.
- You had better stop arguing with me.
- There is hardly any water in the well, is there?
- At sixes and sevens means in a in a state of confusion
