Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1The mother was ............... inside the house when the children started screaming.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Hardly" and "scarcely" both mean that she had only just gone inside.
2It is the same everywhere ............... in India.
Wrong!
"Except" means that India is the only place where the statement is not true.
3I don’t like their company. They talk ............... rubbish.
Wrong!
"Such" is used before the uncountable noun "rubbish" to add emphasis.
4I have got too much nose and not ...............
Wrong!
"Enough chin" is correct because "enough" comes before a noun.
5Come in quietly ............... she doesn’t hear you.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"So" and "so that" both express purpose in this sentence.
6............... is a lot of noise in the street.
Wrong!
"There" introduces the existence of something in a place.
7............... he was foreign made it difficult for him to get a job.
Wrong!
"The fact that" introduces a complete clause used as the subject. "Because" cannot introduce a subject clause, and "The fact" needs "that" before a clause.
8Have you got anything ............... belongs to me?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to the thing meant by "anything".
9She wondered why he ............... there.
Wrong!
"Was" is correct because reported thoughts after "wondered" usually move back into the past.
10I was very ............... in the lesson.
Wrong!
"Interested" describes how the speaker felt about the lesson.
11We ............... by the immigration officer.
Wrong!
"Were questioned" is the past passive form needed here.
12She ............... in prison for life.
Wrong!
"Was put" is the past passive form needed here.
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- The mother was hardly / scarcely inside the house when the children started screaming.
- It is the same everywhere except in India.
- I don’t like their company. They talk such rubbish.
- I have got too much nose and not enough chin.
- Come in quietly so / so that she doesn’t hear you.
- There is a lot of noise in the street.
- The fact that he was foreign made it difficult for him to get a job.
- Have you got anything that / which belongs to me?
- She wondered why he was there.
- I was very interested in the lesson.
- We were questioned by the immigration officer.
- She was put in prison for life.