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Sentence Completion Exercise

August 8, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1You must be ashamed ...............
Wrong!
Ashamed is used with of. Also when both the subject and the object refer to the same person, we use the reflexive pronoun.
2When I was at university, I ............... play tennis every evening.
Wrong!
We use used to to talk about past habits.
3She was so frightened ............... she could not even move.
Wrong!
The conjunction so...that... expresses cause and effect.
4............... had she finished one project before she started working on the next.
Wrong!
5............... he was suffering from some health problems, the doctor advised him to take a break.
Wrong!
As gives the reason for something.
6This is the watch ............... he bought for me.
Wrong!
Either that or which can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
7He asked me ............... I had seen his purse.
Wrong!
Either if or whether can be used to introduce an yes/no question.
8Hindi as well as Marathi ............... spoken in Mumbai.
Wrong!
When we connect two singular subjects with as well as, the verb is singular.
9I have been living in Kerala ............... 5 years.
Wrong!
Use for to indicate duration.
10I didn’t go ............... I hadn’t been invited.
Wrong!
Because gives the reason.
11............... fast, the cops caught the thief.
Wrong!
12If you had invited her, she ...............
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. You must be ashamed of yourself
  2. When I was at university, I used to play tennis every evening.
  3. She was so frightened that she could not even move.
  4. Hardly had she finished one project before she started working on the next.
  5. As he was suffering from some health problems, the doctor advised him to take a break.
  6. This is the watch Either could be used here he bought for me.
  7. He asked me Either could be used here I had seen his purse.
  8. Hindi as well as Marathi is spoken in Mumbai.
  9. I have been living in Kerala for 5 years.
  10. I didn’t go because I hadn’t been invited.
  11. Running fast, the cops caught the thief.
  12. If you had invited her, she would have come
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