Fill in the blanks.
1Don't go deep into water ............... you can swim.
Wrong!
Unless means if not. We can also write: Don't go deep into water if you cannot swim.
2Rip Van Winkle was in a deep sleep ............... many years.
Wrong!
For shows duration.
3Politicians ............... each other in an election year.
Wrong!
We use the simple present to talk about facts.
4The television ............... returned because it was defective.
Wrong!
5The company ............... expect employees to work hard for no money.
Wrong!
6The storm blew our roof ...............
Wrong!
7I told her that I ............... to leave.
Wrong!
8She said that she ............... not coming.
Wrong!
9He is very late. He ............... have missed the train.
Wrong!
All of these words can be used to talk about logical possibility.
10It is getting dark. We ............... go home now.
Wrong!
Must shows necessity.
11We went skiing last week. That ............... have been great fun.
Wrong!
Must shows inference.
12They would have rusticated me if I ...............
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Don’t go deep into water unless you can swim.
- Rip Van Winkle was in a deep sleep for many years.
- Politicians defame each other in an election year.
- The television was returned because it was defective.
- The company Either could be used here expect employees to work hard for no money.
- The storm blew our roof off
- I told her that I had decided to leave.
- She said that she was not coming.
- He is very late. He All of these have missed the train.
- It is getting dark. We must go home now.
- We went skiing last week. That must have been great fun.
- They would have rusticated me if I had not apologized
