Fill in the blanks.
1. I ..................... her since the day before yesterday
Correct!
Wrong!
The present perfect is more common with the time expressions for and since.
2. Professionals ..................... nurses and teachers are often underpaid.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either such as or like is possible here. Such as is more formal.
3. The girl ....................... sits next to Sam is his niece.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people; use which to refer to things.
4. You …………………………….. do something to improve the situation.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either should or ought to is possible here.
5. You ......................... permit this.
Correct!
Wrong!
Must is a modal auxiliary. Questions and negatives are made without do.
6. I opened the door but …………………... was there.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not anybody means the same as nobody.
7. This is the sixth time you …………………………….. the same question.
Correct!
Wrong!
The present perfect is common after this is the first/second/last etc.
8. He was a ……………………………. child who rarely spoke to anyone.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She is the ……………………………. girl in the class.
Correct!
Wrong!
Chirpiest is the superlative form of chirpy.
10. I failed the test …………………………….. I hadn’t prepared well.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because is a conjunction; because of is a preposition.
11. I worked ………………………. the best of my ability.
Correct!
Wrong!
12.He assaulted his brother …………………………… he was jealous of him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because is a conjunction.
Answers
- I haven’t seen her since the day before yesterday
- Professionals such as / like nurses and teachers are often underpaid.
- The girl who sits next to Sam is his niece.
- You ought to / should do something to improve the situation.
- You must not permit this.
- I opened the door but nobody was there.
- This is the sixth time you have asked the same question.
- He was a quiet child who rarely spoke to anyone.
- She is the chirpiest girl in the class.
- I failed the test because I hadn’t prepared well.
- I worked to the best of my ability.
12.He assaulted his brother because he was jealous of him.
