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Sentence Completion Exercise

November 17, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. There is little water in the pond, …………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

A non-negative tag is used after negative expressions like little.

2. What does the expression at sixes and sevens mean?

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To be at sixes and sevens is to be in a state of confusion.

3. The bell …………………….. for over two minutes.

Correct! Wrong!

To talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present, use the present perfect continuous tense.

4. ……………………. have you been waiting here?

Correct! Wrong!

5. Her children have all …………………….. and left home.

Correct! Wrong!

The past participle form of grow is grown. The third form of the verb is used after has/have/had.

6. No one came, …………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

After no one, someone, anyone, we use they in tags.

7. He said, ‘I have an important meeting tomorrow.’ Change into indirect speech.

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8. If the road hadn’t been slippery, they ………………………. an accident.

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In the third conditional, use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.

9. Sam, along with his friends, ………………….. on a holiday.

Correct! Wrong!

Here the subject is the singular noun Sam.

10. Give the opposite of reckless

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11. What does the expression faux pas mean?

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12. You must be back ……………………. 8 o’clock.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. There is little water in the pond, is there?

2. In a state of confusion

3. The bell has been ringing for over two minutes.

4. How long have you been waiting here?

5. Her children have all grown up and left home.

6. No one came, did they?

7. He said that he had an important meeting the next day.

8. If the road hadn’t been slippery, they wouldn’t have had an accident.

9. Sam, along with his friends, is on a holiday.

10. Cautious

11. A social blunder

12. You must be back by 8 o’clock.

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