Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... dark to see anything.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "too" because it means the darkness prevents seeing anything.
2It is time they ............... this war.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "stopped" because "It is time" is followed by a past simple form for a present situation.
3She lay there ............... she was dead.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "as if" because it introduces how the situation seemed.
4You have to finish the work ............... you go home.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "before" because the work must be finished earlier than going home.
5The students rose from their seats ............... the teacher entered the classroom.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "as soon as" because it means the students stood up immediately after the teacher entered.
6He talks ............... he knows everything.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "as if" because it introduces an unreal or seeming manner.
7She is clever enough to see ............... your lies.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "through" because "see through" means not be deceived by something.
8Are you not ashamed ............... yourself?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "of" because the adjective "ashamed" is followed by "of" before a noun or pronoun.
9The older he got, ............... he became.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "the wiser" because parallel comparative clauses use "the" before each comparative.
10Booker was ............... timid to approach the white people.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "too" because it means Booker was so timid that he could not approach them.
11If you ............... at once, I will call the police.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "do not leave" because a first conditional uses the present simple in the if-clause.
12If I had known her address, I ............... to her.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "would have written" because a third conditional uses "would have" plus the past participle in the main clause.
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Answers
- It is too dark to see anything.
- It is time they stopped this war.
- She lay there as if she was dead.
- You have to finish the work before you go home.
- The students rose from their seats as soon as the teacher entered the classroom.
- He talks as if he knows everything.
- She is clever enough to see through your lies.
- Are you not ashamed of yourself?
- The older he got, the wiser he became.
- Booker was too timid to approach the white people.
- If you do not leave at once, I will call the police.
- If I had known her address, I would have written to her.