Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1Everything ............... she said is true.
Wrong!
After "everything", the correct relative word is "that".
2Everybody was there ............... James.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "except" and "except for" mean that James was not included.
3............... your help, I would have failed.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Without" and "But for" both mean that your help prevented failure.
4She has been like that ............... childhood.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "from" can both introduce the starting point "childhood".
5............... us has been invited.
Wrong!
Before the object pronoun "us", the correct form is "None of".
6............... what you think.
Wrong!
"It doesn't matter" is a complete expression before "what you think".
7This is the fourth cake you ............... this morning.
Wrong!
With "This is the fourth", the present perfect "have eaten" shows experience up to now.
8Don’t come today. I would rather you ............... tomorrow.
Wrong!
After "would rather" plus another subject, "came" can express a preferred future action.
9If I had gone to university, I ............... business administration.
Wrong!
In this third conditional sentence, the correct main-clause form is "would have studied".
10Nine o’clock. It is time you ............... home.
Wrong!
After "It is time" plus a subject, "went" expresses that the action should happen now.
11They ............... the man from head to foot.
Wrong!
"Searched" means examined the man carefully from head to foot.
12I wasn’t pleased ............... my exam results.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"With", "at", and "about" are all acceptable after "pleased" here.
Done.
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Answers
- Everything that she said is true.
- Everybody was there except / except for James.
- Without / But for your help, I would have failed.
- She has been like that since / from childhood.
- None of us has been invited.
- It doesn’t matter what you think.
- This is the fourth cake you have eaten this morning.
- Don’t come today. I would rather you came tomorrow.
- If I had gone to university, I would have studied business administration.
- Nine o’clock. It is time you went home.
- They searched the man from head to foot.
- I wasn’t pleased with / at / about my exam results.
