Fill in the blanks.
1Sam, as well as his friends, ............... studying.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "is" is correct.
2............... I was annoyed, I kept quiet.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Although" and "Even though" introduce a contrast with the main clause.
3When I was a child, I ............... to be an astronaut.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "wanted" for a past state after "When I was a child".
4The cow, as well as the goat, ............... us milk.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first singular subject, so "gives" is correct.
5The beggar lay on the ground ............... he were dead.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" introduce the way something seemed.
6............... she was a generous woman, everyone liked her.
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"As" introduces the reason why everyone liked her.
7He is ............... to buy a mansion.
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Use "rich enough" before an infinitive to mean sufficiently rich.
8He was ............... weak to even sit up.
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"Too" before an adjective plus infinitive means more than is possible or acceptable.
9The place was ............... quiet that he decided to stay there.
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Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern so adjective that.
10It was ............... a hot day that I felt lethargic.
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Use "such" before an adjective plus noun in the pattern such a hot day that.
11If I won the lottery, I ............... a home.
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In the second conditional, use "would buy" in the main clause.
12If you ............... the glass, it will break.
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In the first conditional, use the simple present "drop" in the if-clause.
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- Sam, as well as his friends, is studying.
- Although / Even though I was annoyed, I kept quiet.
- When I was a child, I wanted to be an astronaut.
- The cow, as well as the goat, gives us milk.
- The beggar lay on the ground as if / as though he were dead.
- As she was a generous woman, everyone liked her.
- He is rich enough to buy a mansion.
- He was too weak to even sit up.
- The place was so quiet that he decided to stay there.
- It was such a hot day that I felt lethargic.
- If I won the lottery, I would buy a home.
- If you drop the glass, it will break.