Fill in the blanks.
1The stranger greeted me ............... he was my friend.
Wrong!
2We should not indulge ............... bad habits.
Wrong!
3He has been deprived ............... his right to his ancestral property.
Wrong!
4............... his ailments, he continued to work hard.
Wrong!
In spite of is a preposition. It should be followed by a noun/ing form.
5Many people accept their lot with ...............
Wrong!
6He had passed ............... when he was still very young.
Wrong!
Pass away = die
7We cannot put ............... any more insults.
Wrong!
Put up with means tolerate.
8Cats will not leave you ............... you take good care of them.
Wrong!
As long as means provided that.
9He is Gonzales ............... I am mistaken.
Wrong!
10She backed ............... on her promise to lend me money.
Wrong!
To back off a promise is to refuse to honor it.
11She behaved ............... I wasn't there.
Wrong!
As if is used to say what a situation seems like.
12She is a believer ............... he is an atheist.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The stranger greeted me Either could be used here 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.
