Complete the following sentences.
1. The dog ……………. the horse.
Bit is the past tense of bite.
2. ………………… cats like cold water.
Please select 2 correct answers
Few is similar to hardly any. A few is somewhat similar to some or several.
3. He died in the village ……………………. he was born.
Where can mean in which.
4. The dog that ………………… does not bark.
The verb in the relative clause should agree with the antecedent of the relative pronoun in number and person.
5. It is nothing else ………………….. pride.
Else should be followed by but.
6. She is …………………. intelligent.
We do not normally use ‘so’ to indicate a higher degree of something. Very is used with that meaning.
7. He went only ……………… far.
That cannot be used as an adverb.
8. He was ………………… tired that he could barely stand.
That cannot be used as an adverb. Too cannot be used before a that-clause.
9. He is ………………… exhausted to work.
Too means more than enough.
10. The flowers smell ………………….....
Smell is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
11. It was ………………………… cold.
Bitter is an adjective. We cannot use an adjective to modify another adjective. We need an adverb. Bitterly is an adverb.
12. I have never seen a more ……………………….. football match.
The past participle is used to say how people feel. The present participle is used to describe the people or things that cause the feelings.
Answers
1. The dog bit the horse.
2. Few cats like cold water.
3. He died in the village where he was born.
4. The dog that bites does not bark.
5. It is nothing else but pride.
6. She is very intelligent.
7. He went only so far.
8. He was so tired that he could barely stand.
9. He is too exhausted to work.
10. The flowers smell sweet.
11. It was bitterly cold.
12. I have never seen a more exciting football match.
