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Sentence Completion Exercise

January 28, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The council ............... of ten members.
Wrong!
Council is a singular subject, so write consists.
2Later on he ............... his mistake.
Wrong!
3He asked ............... my name was.
Wrong!
4I ............... them for help.
Wrong!
5This is the key I was ...............
Wrong!
To look for something is to search for it.
6I ............... him to go.
Wrong!
We use tell before a personal object.
7He is used to ...............
Wrong!
Use an ing form after used to.
8He ............... the red shirt.
Wrong!
9I would prefer to starve ............... to beg.
Wrong!
10He ............... sitting there.
Wrong!
11I want to ............... for a while.
Wrong!
To lie down is to recline.
12If they informed me earlier, I ............... the function.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. The council consists of ten members.
  2. Later on he realized his mistake.
  3. He asked what my name was.
  4. I asked them for help.
  5. This is the key I was looking for
  6. I told him to go.
  7. He is used to smoking
  8. He chose the red shirt.
  9. I would prefer to starve rather than to beg.
  10. He objected to my sitting there.
  11. I want to lie down for a while.
  12. If they informed me earlier, I could attend the function.
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