Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... dark that I cannot see anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the result structure "so... that".
2He is ............... to understand this.
Wrong!
Use "clever enough" because "enough" comes after the adjective it modifies.
3What a charming girl ...............!
Wrong!
Use "she is" because exclamations with "What a/an..." normally keep subject before verb.
4She is ............... young to go to school.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the pattern "too... to" to show that something is excessive.
5How ............... the holiday has passed!
Wrong!
Use the adverb "quickly" to modify the verb phrase "has passed".
6If you hurt the dog, it ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "will bite" in the main clause of a first conditional sentence.
7If I had gone to university, I ............... a better job.
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Use "could have found" in the main clause of a third conditional sentence.
8If you were a billionaire, how ............... you spend your time?
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Use "would" in the main clause of a second conditional question.
9If you had left that wasp alone, it ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "would not have stung" in the main clause of a third conditional sentence.
10It is no good ............... to her.
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Use the gerund "talking" after the expression "It is no good".
11It was careless ............... her to make that mistake.
Wrong!
Use "of" after an adjective that comments on a person's behavior.
12It is wicked ............... him to say such things.
Wrong!
Use "of" after an adjective that comments on a person's behavior.
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- It is so dark that I cannot see anything.
- He is clever enough to understand this.
- What a charming girl she is!
- She is too young to go to school.
- How quickly the holiday has passed!
- If you hurt the dog, it will bite you.
- If I had gone to university, I could have found a better job.
- If you were a billionaire, how would you spend your time?
- If you had left that wasp alone, it would not have stung you.
- It is no good talking to her.
- It was careless of her to make that mistake.
- It is wicked of him to say such things.