Fill in the blanks.
1I have the ............... to visit New Zealand next month.
Wrong!
2There is a/an ............... of my visiting New Zealand next month.
Wrong!
We say there is a possibility of something happening.
3She drove off in the ...............
Wrong!
We put opposite before a noun to talk about one of a pair of things that naturally face each other.
4My brother is playing on the ...............
Wrong!
We put opposite before a noun to talk about one of a pair of things that naturally face each other.
5Suddenly I noticed that the ............... was staring at me.
Wrong!
We put opposite after the noun when it means ‘facing the speaker’.
6I can read your mind like an ............... book.
Wrong!
We use open as the adjective. The past participle opened is not used as an adjective.
7Is the bank ............... on Saturdays?
Wrong!
We use open as the adjective.
8I cannot ............... this shoelace?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We do not normally use open to talk about the unfastening of clothes. Instead we use untie or undo.
9Who left the taps ...............?
Wrong!
We do not normally use open with switches and taps.
10One of my ............... is an actor.
Wrong!
After one of, we need a plural noun.
11One of our pigs ............... disappeared.
Wrong!
The verb is singular after one of.
12I ...............yesterday when I was hiking.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We do not use ‘often’ to mean ‘frequently on the same occasion’.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have the opportunity to visit New Zealand next month.
- There is a/an possibility of my visiting New Zealand next month.
- She drove off in the opposite direction
- My brother is playing on the opposite side
- Suddenly I noticed that the man opposite was staring at me.
- I can read your mind like an open book.
- Is the bank open on Saturdays?
- I cannot untie/undo this shoelace?
- Who left the taps turned on?
- One of my friends is an actor.
- One of our pigs has disappeared.
- I kept falling/fell several timesyesterday when I was hiking.
