Fill in the blanks.
1I am not working tomorrow, so I ............... get up early.
Wrong!
"Don't have to" means it is not necessary to get up early.
2We were shocked to hear the news. We ............... hardly speak.
Wrong!
"Could" works with "hardly" to mean we were almost unable to speak.
3She was very quiet today. She ............... said a word.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means almost not at all, so she said very little.
4I will have to go shopping today. There is ............... to eat.
Wrong!
"Nothing" means there is no food to eat.
5Our new boss is not very popular. ............... likes him.
Wrong!
"Hardly anybody" means almost nobody likes him.
6The room was crowded. There was hardly ............... to sit.
Wrong!
"Anywhere" is used after "hardly" to mean there was almost no place to sit.
7We were good friends. Now we ............... see each other.
Wrong!
"Hardly" means almost never in this sentence.
8We arrived sooner than expected. There was ............... traffic.
Wrong!
"Hardly any" means almost no before the noun "traffic".
9I don't like this city. There is nothing to do and ............... to go.
Wrong!
"Nowhere" means no place to go.
10Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't ...............
Wrong!
"Enough chairs" means sufficient chairs for everyone; "enough" comes before a noun.
11He is a terrible driver. He drives as if he ............... the only driver on the road.
Wrong!
"Were" is used after "as if" for this unreal situation.
12Do you have ............... experience to do this job?
Wrong!
"Enough" asks whether the amount of experience is sufficient.
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- I am not working tomorrow, so I don’t have to get up early.
- We were shocked to hear the news. We could hardly speak.
- She was very quiet today. She hardly said a word.
- I will have to go shopping today. There is nothing to eat.
- Our new boss is not very popular. Hardly anybody likes him.
- The room was crowded. There was hardly anywhere to sit.
- We were good friends. Now we hardly see each other.
- We arrived sooner than expected. There was hardly any traffic.
- I don’t like this city. There is nothing to do and nowhere to go.
- Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough chairs
- He is a terrible driver. He drives as if he were the only driver on the road.
- Do you have enough experience to do this job?