Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1I will call you when I ............... ready.
Wrong!
Use "am" in a future time clause after when.
2Make sure that the patient ............... complete rest.
Wrong!
Use "gets" after make sure that when giving an instruction about a future result.
3You should inform me before you ...............
Wrong!
Use "leave" in a future time clause after before.
4After he ............... his breakfast, he went out to the field.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "had had" and "had" can show that breakfast happened before the next past action.
5She is ............... waiting for him to come.
Wrong!
Use "still" for an action that continues longer than expected.
6There she met the man ............... she would marry one day.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "whom" and "who" can refer to a person as the object of marry.
7Each of us ............... a different perspective.
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Use the singular verb "has" after "each of us".
8............... his illness, he couldn't play the match.
Select 3 answers.
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"Owing to", "Due to", and "Because of" can introduce the reason before a noun phrase.
9Next year, the fall semester ............... in September.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Begins", "will begin", and "is beginning" can all refer to this future scheduled event; "began" is past and does not fit "next year".
10I paid him back when I ............... a job.
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Use "got" because the main action is in the past.
11I promise I ............... smoking.
Wrong!
Use "will quit" after I promise for a promise about the future.
12I spent the ............... day in bed instead of going to school.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "whole" and "entire" fit naturally in the phrase the whole day or the entire day.
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- I will call you when I am ready.
- Make sure that the patient gets complete rest.
- You should inform me before you leave.
- After he had had / had his breakfast, he went out to the field.
- She is still waiting for him to come.
- There she met the man whom / who she would marry one day.
- Each of us has a different perspective.
- Owing to / Due to / Because of his illness, he couldn’t play the match.
- Next year, the fall semester begins / will begin / is beginning in September.
- I paid him back when I got a job.
- I promise I will quit smoking.
- I spent the whole / entire day in bed instead of going to school.