Fill in the blanks.
1She sounded ............... she had a bad cold.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Like", "as if", and "as though" can introduce the impression after "sounded" in this sentence.
2There are several advantages to ............... alone.
Wrong!
After "advantages" or "benefits", we use "to living" because "to" is a preposition here.
3Did you have difficulty ............... a visa?
Wrong!
After "have difficulty", we use the -ing form "getting".
4Yesterday thieves broke into our house, but they ............... take anything.
Wrong!
"Didn't" matches the finished past time "Yesterday".
5What is the point ............... having a car if you don't use it?
Wrong!
In the question "What is the point", the usual pattern is "of" plus an -ing form.
6There is no point ............... worrying about things you cannot control.
Wrong!
After "There is no point", we use "in" plus an -ing form.
7He is used to ............... alone.
Wrong!
After "be used to", we use the -ing form "living".
8If he doesn't answer his phone, you could try ............... his office.
Wrong!
When "try" means test a possible solution, we use the -ing form "phoning".
9I tried to reach the top shelf, but I was not ............... .
Wrong!
With adjectives, "enough" comes after the adjective, so the correct phrase is "tall enough".
10Try ............... the computer if it is not working.
Wrong!
When "try" means test a possible solution, we use the -ing form "restarting".
11If you are feeling dizzy, try ............... down for a while.
Wrong!
When "try" means test a possible solution, we use the -ing form "lying".
12Tell me about your problem. I might ............... help.
Wrong!
After a modal verb such as "might", we use the base form "be able to".
Done.
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Answers
- She sounded like / as if / as though she had a bad cold.
- There are several advantages to to living alone.
- Did you have difficulty getting a visa?
- Yesterday thieves broke into our house, but they didn’t take anything.
- What is the point of having a car if you don’t use it?
- There is no point in worrying about things you cannot control.
- He is used to living alone.
- If he doesn’t answer his phone, you could try phoning his office.
- I tried to reach the top shelf, but I was not tall enough .
- Try restarting the computer if it is not working.
- If you are feeling dizzy, try lying down for a while.
- Tell me about your problem. I might be able to help.
