Complete the following sentences.
1The dog ............... the horse.
Wrong!
Bit is the past tense of bite.
2............... cats like cold water.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Few is similar to hardly any. A few is somewhat similar to some or several.
3He died in the village ............... he was born.
Wrong!
Where can mean in which.
4The dog that ............... does not bark.
Wrong!
The verb in the relative clause should agree with the antecedent of the relative pronoun in number and person.
5It is nothing else ............... pride.
Wrong!
Else should be followed by but.
6She is ............... intelligent.
Wrong!
We do not normally use ‘so’ to indicate a higher degree of something. Very is used with that meaning.
7He went only ............... far.
Wrong!
That cannot be used as an adverb.
8He was ............... tired that he could barely stand.
Wrong!
That cannot be used as an adverb. Too cannot be used before a that-clause.
9He is ............... exhausted to work.
Wrong!
Too means more than enough.
10The flowers smell ...............
Wrong!
Smell is a copular verb. We use adjectives to modify copular verbs.
11It was ............... cold.
Wrong!
Bitter is an adjective. We cannot use an adjective to modify another adjective. We need an adverb. Bitterly is an adverb.
12I have never seen a more ............... football match.
Wrong!
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.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The dog bit the horse.
- Few/A few cats like cold water.
- He died in the village where he was born.
- The dog that bites does not bark.
- It is nothing else but pride.
- She is very intelligent.
- He went only so far.
- He was so tired that he could barely stand.
- He is too exhausted to work.
- The flowers smell sweet
- It was bitterly cold.
- I have never seen a more exciting football match.
