Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1My father knows how to teach English ...............
Wrong!
Use the adverb "well" to describe how someone teaches.
2We want a new house to ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "live in" is needed because a house is a place that we live in.
3I ............... for you since 9 o'clock in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "have been waiting" for an action that started in the past and continues until now.
4James ............... suffering from a fever since yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "has been" with "since yesterday" for a continuing state that started in the past.
5Neither Ann nor Mary ............... arrived.
Wrong!
With "Neither Ann nor Mary", the verb agrees with the nearer singular subject, so use "has".
6I will call on you before I ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple "leave" in a time clause after "before" to talk about the future.
7I ............... all the books to the library yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "returned" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
8Each man and each woman ............... the right to vote.
Wrong!
The expression "Each man and each woman" takes the singular verb "has".
9Walking along the road, the old man was ............... by a bus.
Wrong!
In the passive form "was run over", the past participle "run over" is required.
10He ............... hard for the last two weeks.
Wrong!
Use "has been studying" for an action continuing over a recent period up to now.
11I am not used ............... in busy streets.
Wrong!
After "not used", the pattern is "to driving" because "be used to" is followed by a noun or gerund.
12The poet and dramatist ............... dead.
Wrong!
The phrase "The poet and dramatist" refers to one person, so the singular verb "is" is correct.
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- My father knows how to teach English well.
- We want a new house to live in.
- I have been waiting for you since 9 o’clock in the morning.
- James has been suffering from a fever since yesterday.
- Neither Ann nor Mary has arrived.
- I will call on you before I leave.
- I returned all the books to the library yesterday.
- Each man and each woman has the right to vote.
- Walking along the road, the old man was run over by a bus.
- He has been studying hard for the last two weeks.
- I am not used to driving in busy streets.
- The poet and dramatist is dead.