Fill in the blanks
1The police were ............... everybody’s papers.
Wrong!
Control does not mean check.
2The car is difficult to ............... at high speeds.
Wrong!
To control is to manage.
3He looks ...............
Wrong!
Look is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs, to modify copular verbs.
4She fell ............... on the floor.
Wrong!
We often use adjectives after descriptions with sit, stand, lie and fall.
5The situation seemed ...............
Wrong!
Seem is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
6She sat ..............., waiting for their decision.
Wrong!
We often use adjectives after descriptions with sit, stand, lie and fall.
7She is a woman who ............... to say what she thinks.
Wrong!
When dare is used as an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
8The old woman ............... to open the door.
Wrong!
The ordinary form of dare is common in negative sentences.
9It was ............... a meeting than a party.
Wrong!
We can use more of before a singular countable noun. This is common in modifying descriptions.
10You put ............... too much salt in the soup.
Wrong!
We can use much to modify too much.
11You made ............... a lot of mistakes.
Wrong!
A lot can be modified by quite or rather.
12We drove ............... up to Madrid in four hours.
Wrong!
Before prepositions referring to movement, right can mean completely or exactly.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The police were checking everybody’s papers.
- The car is difficult to control at high speeds.
- He looks smart
- She fell unconscious on the floor.
- The situation seemed impossible
- She sat motionless, waiting for their decision.
- She is a woman who dares to say what she thinks.
- The old woman didn’t dare to open the door.
- It was more of a meeting than a party.
- You put much too much salt in the soup.
- You made Either could be used here a lot of mistakes.
- We drove right up to Madrid in four hours.
