Fill in the blanks.
1............... on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
Use the present participle "Standing" to show the action happening as he reached.
2He will ............... spend the money nor invest it.
Wrong!
Use "neither" before the first verb in the pattern neither... nor.
3This is the hotel ............... our meetings take place.
Wrong!
Use "where" to mean in the place in which something happens.
4I prefer watching television ............... reading books.
Wrong!
Use "to" after prefer when comparing two activities: prefer doing A to doing B.
5............... I was looking for a book, I came across this old diary.
Wrong!
Use "While" to show that one action happened during another action.
6The hall is ............... to accommodate all guests.
Wrong!
Use "spacious enough" because enough comes after the adjective it modifies.
7You should ............... go to his house nor talk to him.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with nor to connect two negative alternatives.
8............... did the plane land than there was a loud explosion.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with did and than to show that one event happened immediately after another.
9The germ is too small ............... with the naked eye.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are correct: after too + adjective we can use an active infinitive with passive meaning ("too small to see") or a passive infinitive ("too small to be seen").
10............... I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
Wrong!
Use "Although" before a subject and verb to introduce a contrasting idea.
11They live ............... the climate is good.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce the place with a good climate.
12She is ............... intelligent to be fooled.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the pattern too + adjective + to-infinitive.
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- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
- He will neither spend the money nor invest it.
- This is the hotel where our meetings take place.
- I prefer watching television to reading books.
- While I was looking for a book, I came across this old diary.
- The hall is spacious enough to accommodate all guests.
- You should neither go to his house nor talk to him.
- No sooner did the plane land than there was a loud explosion.
- The germ is too small to see / to be seen with the naked eye.
- Although I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
- They live where the climate is good.
- She is too intelligent to be fooled.