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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!
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might have + past participle in the main clause.
2He took ............... his coat.
Wrong!
To take off a coat is to remove it.
3You can do with me what you ...............
Wrong!
4I know you ............... lying.
Wrong!
Either could be used here. When the main verb is the present tense, the subordinate verb can be in any tense depending upon the context.
5............... we tried, we could not find a solution to the problem.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Fronted adjectives/adverbs are possible in a structure with as or though.
6The lecture was ...............
Wrong!
The present participle denotes the people or things that make us feel in a certain way. The past participle denotes how the people or things are feeling.
7Never ............... seen such a mess.
Wrong!
Inversion is used when a sentence starts with only or hardly or seldom.
8Hardly ............... we arrived when the trouble started.
Wrong!
Had is used before the past participle form of the verb.
9‘I have quit smoking.’ ‘............... have I.’
Wrong!
10As soon as she received the message, she ............... for home.
Wrong!
11They ............... many objections.
Wrong!
Raise is transitive. Rise is intransitive.
12If I knew the answer, I ............... you.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12

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 Either could be used here 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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