Fill in the blanks.
1. We had an invite …………………………. could not gain admittance anyhow.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.
2. As he ………………………. older, he started forgetting things.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I ……………………….. anything I have ever done.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I was made ………………………………. .
Correct!
Wrong!
When make is used in the passive form, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
5. Climbing mountains ……………………………. good for health.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the ing form climbing. Ing forms are treated as singular.
6. Sam as well his friends ……………………….. at the party.
Correct!
Wrong!
When we connect a singular and plural noun with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.
7. Sam along with his life and children ………………………… in that apartment.
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Wrong!
8. Do you know who ………………………….?
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Wrong!
In indirect questions, the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
9. Hardly …………………………. out when it started raining again.
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Wrong!
10. I am anxious ………………………….. his safety.
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Wrong!
11. Each guest ………………………. arrived.
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Wrong!
Use a singular verb with each and every.
12. Every student …………………….. to hand in their work before Friday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after every.
Answers
- We had an invite but could not gain admittance anyhow.
- As he got older, he started forgetting things.
- I have never regretted anything I have ever done.
- I was made to apologize.
- Climbing mountains is good for health.
- Sam as well his friends was at the party.
- Sam along with his life and children lives in that apartment.
- Do you know who she is?
- Hardly had I stepped / did I step out when it started raining again.
- I am anxious for his safety.
- Each guest has arrived.
- Every student has to hand in their work before Friday.
