Fill in the blanks.
1. The stranger greeted me ...................... he was my friend.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. We should not indulge ........................ bad habits.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He has been deprived ........................ his right to his ancestral property.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ...................... his ailments, he continued to work hard.
Correct!
Wrong!
In spite of is a preposition. It should be followed by a noun/ing form.
5. Many people accept their lot with .......................
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He had passed .................... when he was still very young.
Correct!
Wrong!
Pass away = die
7. We cannot put ..................... any more insults.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put up with means tolerate.
8. Cats will not leave you ...................... you take good care of them.
Correct!
Wrong!
As long as means provided that.
9. He is Gonzales .................... I am mistaken.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. She backed ..................... on her promise to lend me money.
Correct!
Wrong!
To back off a promise is to refuse to honor it.
11. She behaved .................... I wasn't there.
Correct!
Wrong!
As if is used to say what a situation seems like.
12. She is a believer .................... he is an atheist.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The stranger greeted me as though he was my friend.
- We should not indulge in bad habits.
- He has been deprived of his right to his ancestral property.
- In spite of his ailments, he continued to work hard.
- Many people accept their lot with resignation.
- He had passed away when he was still very young.
- We cannot put up with any more insults.
- Cats will not leave you as long as you take good care of them.
- He is Gonzales unless I am mistaken.
- She backed off on her promise to lend me money.
- She behaved as if I wasn’t there.
- She is a believer whereas he is an atheist.
