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Mixed Grammar: Because Of, Such As, Any and Getting Worse Exercise

August 27, 2021 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... anything for hours.
Wrong!
Use "haven't eaten" with "for hours" to show an unfinished time period up to now.
2I believe that professionals ............... doctors and teachers are more useful than actors or singers.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Like" and "such as" can both introduce examples in this sentence.
3The child ............... sits in that corner is my nephew.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
4You ............... behave.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Should" and "must" can both come before the base verb "behave" in this sentence.
5You ............... quit the job.
Wrong!
Use "must not" before the base verb to express prohibition.
6I haven't got ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "any" after "haven't got" in a negative sentence.
7I called him in the morning, but he didn't ............... the phone.
Wrong!
Use "answer" after "didn't" because the main verb stays in the base form.
8I don't ............... agree with this view.
Wrong!
"Quite" means completely or really in the phrase "don't quite agree".
9The situation is getting ............... day by day.
Wrong!
"Worse" is the correct comparative form of "bad".
10I am now here ............... my mom.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase such as "my mom".
11Work ............... the best of your ability.
Wrong!
"To" is the correct preposition in the fixed phrase "to the best of your ability".
12I went home ............... I was bored.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a full clause with a subject and verb.

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  1. I haven’t eaten anything for hours.
  2. I believe that professionals like / such as doctors and teachers are more useful than actors or singers.
  3. The child who / that sits in that corner is my nephew.
  4. You should / must behave.
  5. You must not quit the job.
  6. I haven’t got any friends.
  7. I called him in the morning, but he didn’t answer the phone.
  8. I don’t quite agree with this view.
  9. The situation is getting worse day by day.
  10. I am now here because of my mom.
  11. Work to the best of your ability.
  12. I went home because I was bored.

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