Fill in the blanks
1. The police were ………………….. everybody’s papers.
Control does not mean check.
2. The car is difficult to …………………… at high speeds.
To control is to manage.
3. He looks ………………………
Look is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs, to modify copular verbs.
4. She fell ………………………….. on the floor.
We often use adjectives after descriptions with sit, stand, lie and fall.
5. The situation seemed ……………………............
Seem is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
6. She sat ………………………...., waiting for their decision.
We often use adjectives after descriptions with sit, stand, lie and fall.
7. She is a woman who …………………….. to say what she thinks.
When dare is used as an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
8. The old woman ………………………….. to open the door.
The ordinary form of dare is common in negative sentences.
9. It was ………………………. a meeting than a party.
We can use more of before a singular countable noun. This is common in modifying descriptions.
10. You put ……………………….. too much salt in the soup.
We can use much to modify too much.
11. You made ………………………. a lot of mistakes.
A lot can be modified by quite or rather.
12. We drove ……………………….. up to Madrid in four hours.
Before prepositions referring to movement, right can mean completely or exactly.
Answers
1. The police were checking everybody’s papers.
2. The car is difficult to control at high speeds.
3. He looks smart.
4. She fell unconscious on the floor.
5. The situation seemed impossible.
6. She sat motionless, waiting for their decision.
7. She is a woman who dares to say what she thinks.
8. The old woman didn’t dare to open the door.
9. It was more of a meeting than a party.
10. You put much too much salt in the soup.
11. You made rather / quite a lot of mistakes.
12. We drove right up to Madrid in four hours.
