1Never ............... seen such a mess.
Wrong!
After negative fronting with "Never", use inversion, so "have I" is correct.
2I look forward to ............... from you.
Wrong!
After "look forward to", use a gerund, so "hearing" is correct.
3The faster you walk, ............... you reach home.
Wrong!
In the double comparative structure, the second clause also begins with "the", so "the sooner" is correct.
4............... being ill, she went to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before a noun or gerund phrase, both "In spite of" and "Despite" are correct.
5It is time you ............... a better job.
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After "It is time you", we use the past form for a present meaning, so "found" is correct.
6I haven’t got many friends, but ............... I have are close to me.
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When referring to all members of a small known group, "the few" is correct.
7Having ............... her homework, she went to bed.
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After "Having" in a perfect participle clause, use the past participle "finished".
8If I knew his address, I ............... write to him.
Wrong!
In a second conditional main clause, "would" is correct.
9You are ill. You had better ............... some rest.
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After "had better", use the base verb "take".
10I would rather you ............... home.
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After "would rather you", use the past form "went" to express a present preference.
11He studied so well that he ............... the first rank.
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The result happened in the past, so "got" is correct.
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- Never have I seen such a mess.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- The faster you walk, the sooner you reach home.
- In spite of / Despite being ill, she went to work.
- It is time you found a better job.
- I haven’t got many friends, but the few I have are close to me.
- Having finished her homework, she went to bed.
- If I knew his address, I would write to him.
- You are ill. You had better take some rest.
- I would rather you went home.
- He studied so well that he got the first rank.