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Sentence Completion Exercise

May 18, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. A grandparent's job is easier than ..............................

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

2. Are the banks ........................... on Saturdays?

Correct! Wrong!

We use open as an adjective.

3. Who left the faucets ....................................?

Correct! Wrong!

We do not open faucets. We turn them on.

4. Can you ..................................... this shoelace?

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

We do not open shoelaces.

5. He ought to be here soon, ....................................?

Correct! Wrong!

Contracted negative forms of ought are rare in American English.

6. You ought ............................. go.

Correct! Wrong!

In negative clauses not comes before to.

7. He ran ................................ the room.

Correct! Wrong!

The opposite of into is out of.

8. I will do it in ................................ way.

Correct! Wrong!

Myself does not have a possessive form.

9. She lives ..................................

Correct! Wrong!

When people live on their own, they live without company.

10. I did it ...................................

Correct! Wrong!

11. I was very ................................... in the discussion.

Correct! Wrong!

The past participle is used to say how people feel.

12. I didn't enjoy the party because I was ...................................

Correct! Wrong!

The past participle is used to say how people feel.

Answers

1. A grandparent’s job is easier than a parent’s / that of a parent.

2. Are the banks open on Saturdays?

3. Who left the faucets turned on?

4. Can you untie / undo this shoelace?

5. He ought to be here soon, shouldn’t he?

6. You ought not to go.

7. He ran out of the room.

8. I will do it in my own way.

9. She lives on her own.

10. I did it myself / on my own.

11. I was very interested in the discussion.

12. I didn’t enjoy the party because I was tired.

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