Fill in the blanks.
1I have the ............... to visit New Zealand next month.
Wrong!
We use "opportunity" with an infinitive when we mean a chance to do something.
2There is a ............... of my visiting New Zealand next month.
Wrong!
The noun "possibility" fits the pattern "possibility of" plus a noun or gerund phrase.
3She drove off in the ...............
Wrong!
The adjective phrase "opposite direction" is the natural order before the noun.
4My brother is playing on the ...............
Wrong!
The adjective phrase "opposite side" is the natural order before the noun.
5Suddenly I noticed that the ............... was staring at me.
Wrong!
The phrase "man opposite" means the man facing or sitting across from the speaker.
6I can read your mind like an ............... book.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "open book", not "opened book".
7Is the bank ............... on Saturdays?
Wrong!
For a business available to customers, the adjective is "open".
8I cannot ............... this shoelace.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "untie" and "undo" are natural verbs for loosening a shoelace.
9Who left the taps ...............?
Wrong!
If taps are running, we say they are "turned on".
10One of my ............... is an actor.
Wrong!
After "one of", the noun in the group is plural, so use "friends".
11One of our pigs ............... disappeared.
Wrong!
The singular subject "one" takes the verb "has".
12I ............... yesterday when I was hiking.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "kept falling" and "fell several times" naturally describe repeated falls on one hike.
Answers
- I have the opportunity to visit New Zealand next month.
- There is a 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 times yesterday when I was hiking.