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