Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise is meant for intermediate level learners.
1I have a son and a daughter. ............... of them are good at maths.
Wrong!
Use "Both" when you are talking about two people or things together.
2You can't get there without ...............
Wrong!
Use "a car" because a singular countable noun needs a determiner when it is mentioned generally.
3What did you do with ............... I lent you?
Wrong!
Use "the camera" because the phrase "I lent you" identifies which camera is meant.
4Do you like ...............?
Wrong!
Use "dogs" to talk about dogs in general.
5The teacher asked me to do the homework ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "over" and "again" can mean doing the homework one more time.
6We have lived ............... this street for ten years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "on" and "in" are used with "this street," depending on the variety of English.
7I am proud to be ............... the national football team.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "on" and "in" are used with "the team," depending on the variety of English.
8One should love ............... neighbors.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "his" and "one's" can refer back to the formal subject "one."
9It is important that she ............... before the meeting.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "It is important that she," both "be told" and "should be told" are correct formal choices.
10I have never really ............... to know him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "got" and "gotten" are possible past participles of "get," depending on the variety of English.
11The birds have ............... south for the winter.
Wrong!
Use "flown" because it is the past participle of "fly" after "have."
12I ............... down and closed my eyes.
Wrong!
Use "lay" as the past tense of "lie" meaning to recline.
Answers
- I have a son and a daughter. Both of them are good at maths.
- You can’t get there without a car.
- What did you do with the camera I lent you?
- Do you like dogs?
- The teacher asked me to do the homework over / again.
- We have lived on / in this street for ten years.
- I am proud to be on / in the national football team.
- One should love his / one’s neighbors.
- It is important that she be told / should be told before the meeting.
- I have never really got / gotten to know him.
- The birds have flown south for the winter.
- I lay down and closed my eyes.