This grammar exercise tests your understanding of grammar rules and sentence patterns. Complete the following sentences.
1I would have ............... a gypsy.
Wrong!
"Taken him for" means mistakenly believed him to be a gypsy.
2Do you mind if I ............... here until the rain stops?
Wrong!
After "Do you mind if," we normally use the present simple, so "stay" is correct.
3Would you mind if I ............... some music?
Wrong!
After "Would you mind if," we normally use the past simple, so "played" is correct.
4Grandmother ............... go to hospital yesterday.
Wrong!
For past necessity, use "had to".
5If I ............... home earlier, I wouldn't have missed the train.
Wrong!
In a third conditional if-clause, the past perfect form "had left" is correct.
6If he had driven carelessly, he ............... an accident.
Wrong!
In the third conditional main clause, "would have had" completes the result correctly.
7He is ............... to live in a finer house.
Wrong!
"Enough" comes after the adjective, so "rich enough" is correct.
8He used a hammer ............... drive a nail into the wall.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to" and "in order to" express purpose here.
9I was so bewildered ............... I could not say a word.
Wrong!
The structure is "so... that," so "that" is correct.
10............... the last day of our holiday, it rained.
Wrong!
We use "On" with days and specific dates.
11The house is burning. It is ............... fire.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "on fire".
12Will you lend me the scissors when you are finished ............... them?
Wrong!
The phrase is "finished with," so "with" is correct.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I would have taken him for a gypsy.
- Do you mind if I stay here until the rain stops?
- Would you mind if I played some music?
- Grandmother had to go to hospital yesterday.
- If I had left home earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the train.
- If he had driven carelessly, he would have had an accident.
- He is rich enough to live in a finer house.
- He used a hammer to / in order to drive a nail into the wall.
- I was so bewildered that I could not say a word.
- On the last day of our holiday, it rained.
- The house is burning. It is on fire.
- Will you lend me the scissors when you are finished with them?
