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Sentence Completion Exercise

May 4, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1If I hadn’t dropped out of college, I ............... a better job.
Wrong!
The third conditional uses "could have found" for a possible result in the unreal past.
2He took ............... his coat.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "take off" means to remove clothing, so the correct particle is "off".
3You can do with me what you ............... .
Wrong!
The present simple "want" is natural in this general statement.
4I know you ............... lying.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "are" and "were" can follow "I know" depending on whether the lying is present or past.
5............... we tried, we could not find a solution to the problem.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Hard though" and "Hard as" can introduce this concessive structure.
6The lecture was ............... .
Wrong!
Use "boring" to describe something that makes people feel bored.
7Never ............... seen such a mess.
Wrong!
After fronted negative "Never", use inversion with "have I".
8Hardly ............... we arrived when the trouble started.
Wrong!
The past-perfect inversion after "Hardly" is formed with "had".
9"I have quit smoking." "............... have I."
Wrong!
Use "So" with auxiliary inversion to agree with a positive statement.
10As soon as she received the message, she ............... for home.
Wrong!
The simple past "left" matches the past-time sequence after "received".
11They ............... many objections.
Wrong!
Use the transitive verb "raised" with the object "many objections".
12If I knew the answer, I ............... you.
Wrong!
The second conditional uses "would tell" for the imagined result.
Done.
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Answers

  1. If I hadn’t dropped out of college, I could have found a better job.
  2. He took off his coat.
  3. You can do with me what you want .
  4. I know you are / were lying.
  5. Hard though / Hard as we tried, we could not find a solution to the problem.
  6. The lecture was boring .
  7. Never have I seen such a mess.
  8. Hardly had we arrived when the trouble started.
  9. “I have quit smoking.” “So have I.”
  10. As soon as she received the message, she left for home.
  11. They raised many objections.
  12. If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
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