Fill in the blanks.
1She will ............... come.
Wrong!
After "will", the natural order is "certainly not" before the main verb.
2The wedding ............... called off.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "will probably be" and "probably will be" are natural positions for "probably" here.
3You ............... on time.
Wrong!
With the verb "be", the frequency adverb comes after the verb, so "are never" is correct.
4Do ............... for the same company?
Wrong!
In a question, "still" usually goes before the main verb, so "you still work" is correct.
5............... went to the party.
Wrong!
With a subject pronoun, "all" usually comes after the pronoun, so "We all" is correct.
6She will ............... the consequences of her action.
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After "will", "never" comes before the main verb, so "never understand" is correct.
7I hate parties, so I will ............... go.
Wrong!
After "will", the natural negative order is "certainly not" before the main verb.
8............... go there.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Sometimes I" and "I sometimes" are natural positions for "sometimes" with a main verb.
9I was tired. I ............... hungry.
Wrong!
With the verb "be", "also" usually comes after the verb, so "was also" is correct.
10He ............... spell his own name.
Wrong!
With a negative modal, "even" usually comes after the modal, so "can't even" is correct.
11She sang ............... at the concert.
Wrong!
The adverb "beautifully" describes how she sang.
12She didn't ............... look up.
Wrong!
After "didn't", the focusing adverb "even" comes before the main verb.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- She will certainly not come.
- The wedding will probably be / probably will be called off.
- You are never on time.
- Do you still work for the same company?
- We all went to the party.
- She will never understand the consequences of her action.
- I hate parties, so I will certainly not go.
- Sometimes I / I sometimes go there.
- I was tired. I was also hungry.
- He can’t even spell his own name.
- She sang beautifully at the concert.
- She didn’t even look up.