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Sentence Completion Exercise

August 17, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1He would have drowned if the rescuers ............... in time.
Wrong!
The third conditional uses past perfect in the if-clause, so "hadn't arrived" is correct.
2Would you mind my ............... the window?
Wrong!
After "Would you mind my", we use a gerund, so "opening" is correct.
3Take anything you ............... .
Wrong!
For a general offer, the present simple "want" is correct after "anything you".
4I knew that she ............... support me.
Wrong!
In reported thought after a past-tense verb, "would" is the backshifted form of "will".
5............... I ran, I could not catch up with him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With a fronted adverb of concession, "Fast though" and "Fast as" are both correct.
6The party was great ............... .
Wrong!
To mean enjoyable, the noun "fun" is correct after "great".
7Only after her death ............... able to appreciate what she did for me.
Wrong!
After an initial "Only after" phrase, inversion is needed, so "was I" is correct.
8Hardly ............... down to rest when the doorbell rang.
Wrong!
After "Hardly" at the beginning, inversion is needed, so "had I sat" is correct.
9"I don't like oysters." "............... do I."
Wrong!
After a negative statement, agreement uses "Neither" with auxiliary inversion.
10............... we heard the gunshots, we rushed upstairs.
Wrong!
To mean immediately after, "As soon as" is correct before a normal subject and verb.
11Where ............... all this while?
Wrong!
For time continuing up to now, the present perfect "have you been" is correct.
12It was the last message I ............... from him.
Wrong!
For a completed past event, the past simple "got" is correct.
Done.
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Answers

  1. He would have drowned if the rescuers hadn’t arrived in time.
  2. Would you mind my opening the window?
  3. Take anything you want .
  4. I knew that she would support me.
  5. Fast though / Fast as I ran, I could not catch up with him.
  6. The party was great fun .
  7. Only after her death was I able to appreciate what she did for me.
  8. Hardly had I sat down to rest when the doorbell rang.
  9. “I don’t like oysters.” “Neither do I.”
  10. As soon as we heard the gunshots, we rushed upstairs.
  11. Where have you been all this while?
  12. It was the last message I got from him.
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