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Sentence Completion Exercise

July 11, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. …………………………….. on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.

Correct! Wrong!

The present participle can be used to connect two clauses that depict two actions occurring in quick succession.

2. He will ………………………….. spend the money nor invest it.

Correct! Wrong!

The conjunction used is neither....nor....

3. This is the hotel ……………………………. our meetings take place.

Correct! Wrong!

Where can mean in which.

4. I prefer watching television …………………………… reading books.

Correct! Wrong!

Prefer is followed by the preposition to.

5. ………………………….. I was looking for a book, I came across this old diary.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The hall is …………………………… to accommodate all guests.

Correct! Wrong!

Enough is goes after the adjective or adverb modified by it.

7. You should ……………………… go to his house, ………………………. talk to him.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

8. …………………………….. did the plane land than there was a loud explosion.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a comparative expression before than.

9. The germ is too small ………………………………… with the naked eye.

Correct! Wrong!

10. ………………………… I had no ticket, I was able to get in.

Correct! Wrong!

Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

11. They live ………………………. the climate is good.

Correct! Wrong!

12. She is ……………………. intelligent to be fooled.

Correct! Wrong!

Note the pattern too..to...

Answers

  1. Standing on tip-toe, he reached for the apple.
  2. He will neither spend the money nor invest it.
  3. This is the hotel where our meetings take place.
  4. I prefer watching television to reading books.
  5. While I was looking for a book, I came across this old diary.
  6. The hall is spacious enough to accommodate all guests.
  7. You should neither go to his house nor talk to him. / You should not go to his house or talk to him.
  1. No sooner did the plane land than there was a loud explosion.
  2. The germ is too small to be seen with the naked eye.
  3. Although I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
  4. They live where the climate is good.
  5. She is too intelligent to be fooled.
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