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Sentence Completion Exercise

May 22, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. ‘I didn’t pass the test.’ ‘…………………………. did I.’

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

After a negative statement, we can add another negative statement to it with neither or nor.

2. She is …………………………. beautiful.

Correct! Wrong!

Too shows unwanted extremes.

3. I am …………………………… happy.

Correct! Wrong!

We do not use so much to modify adjectives and adverbs.

4. Start at once, …………………………… you do not miss the train.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either so that or in order that cannot be used here.

5. I waited for ………………………… two hours but he didn’t come.

Correct! Wrong!

We can use another with plural expressions of quantity.

6. Buses leave ………………………….. ten minutes.

Correct! Wrong!

Every can be used before plural expressions in measurements of frequency.

7. My ……………………………… been stolen.

Correct! Wrong!

Baggage does not have a plural form.

8. Alice and James ……………………………. agreed to come.

Correct! Wrong!

When two singular nouns are connected by and, the verb should be plural.

9. He sings as well as ………………………… the guitar.

Correct! Wrong!

He sings as well as playing the guitar means 'He not only plays the guitar, but also sings.'

10. The more he earns, the …………………………. he spends.

Correct! Wrong!

Less is the comparative form of little. The comparative is used in both clauses in this structure.

11. It is cruel …………………………… animals in that way.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I was …………………………. tired that I couldn’t walk any further.

Correct! Wrong!

Note the pattern so...that...

Answers

  1. ‘I didn’t pass the test.’ ‘Neither / Nor did I.’
  2. She is so beautiful.
  3. I am so happy.
  4. Start at once, so that you do not miss the train.
  5. I waited for another two hours but he didn’t come.
  6. Buses leave every ten minutes.
  7. My baggage has been stolen.
  8. Alice and James have agreed to come.
  9. He sings as well as playing the guitar.
  10. The more he earns, the less he spends.
  11. It is cruel to treat animals in that way.
  12. I was so tired that I couldn’t walk any further.
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