Fill in the blanks.
1"I didn't pass the test." "............... did I."
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After a negative statement, use "Neither" or "Nor" before an auxiliary verb to show the same negative idea is true for another person.
2She is ............... beautiful.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when you mean very, without saying there is an unwanted result.
3I am ............... happy.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective; "so much" is not used directly before a simple adjective.
4Start at once, ............... you do not miss the train.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "so that" or "in order that" before a clause with its own subject and verb.
5I waited for ............... two hours, but he didn't come.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a number expression to mean an additional amount of time.
6Buses leave ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "every" with plural time expressions such as "ten minutes" to talk about frequency.
7My baggage ............... stolen.
Wrong!
Because "baggage" is an uncountable singular noun, the correct present perfect passive form is "has been".
8Alice and James ............... agreed to come.
Wrong!
The compound subject "Alice and James" is plural, so the correct auxiliary is "have".
9He sings as well as ............... the guitar.
Wrong!
After "as well as" in this structure, use the -ing form "playing".
10The more he earns, the ............... he spends.
Wrong!
In the comparative pattern "the more..., the...", use the comparative form "less".
11It is cruel ............... animals in that way.
Wrong!
After "It is" plus an adjective such as "cruel", use the infinitive phrase "to treat".
12I was ............... tired that I couldn't walk any further.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the result structure "so... that".
Exercise complete
0 out of 12
correct answers
1"I didn't pass the test." "............... did I."
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After a negative statement, use "Neither" or "Nor" before an auxiliary verb to show the same negative idea is true for another person.
2She is ............... beautiful.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when you mean very, without saying there is an unwanted result.
3I am ............... happy.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective; "so much" is not used directly before a simple adjective.
4Start at once, ............... you do not miss the train.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "so that" or "in order that" before a clause with its own subject and verb.
5I waited for ............... two hours, but he didn't come.
Wrong!
Use "another" before a number expression to mean an additional amount of time.
6Buses leave ............... ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "every" with plural time expressions such as "ten minutes" to talk about frequency.
7My baggage ............... stolen.
Wrong!
Because "baggage" is an uncountable singular noun, the correct present perfect passive form is "has been".
8Alice and James ............... agreed to come.
Wrong!
The compound subject "Alice and James" is plural, so the correct auxiliary is "have".
9He sings as well as ............... the guitar.
Wrong!
After "as well as" in this structure, use the -ing form "playing".
10The more he earns, the ............... he spends.
Wrong!
In the comparative pattern "the more..., the...", use the comparative form "less".
11It is cruel ............... animals in that way.
Wrong!
After "It is" plus an adjective such as "cruel", use the infinitive phrase "to treat".
12I was ............... tired that I couldn't walk any further.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the result structure "so... that".
Exercise complete
0 out of 12
correct answers
Answers
- “I didn’t pass the test.” “Neither / Nor did I.”
- She is so beautiful.
- I am so happy.
- Start at once, so that / in order that you do not miss the train.
- I waited for another two hours, but he didn’t come.
- Buses leave every ten minutes.
- My baggage has been stolen.
- Alice and James have agreed to come.
- He sings as well as playing the guitar.
- The more he earns, the less he spends.
- It is cruel to treat animals in that way.
- I was so tired that I couldn’t walk any further.