Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.
1. The doctor suggested ........................................ take a vacation.
2. Learning ........................................... isn’t easy.
3. I need .............................................. sleep.
4. We had ............................................. time on the top of the mountain.
5. I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone .......................................... operation.
6. The more you read the ........................................... you understand.
7. On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied ............................................ a child.
8. Will you please .................................................. me a copy of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?
9. The man who knocked ............................................. the door was a stranger.
10. What is the difference .............................................. these cars?
Answers
1. The doctor suggested that the patient should take a vacation. (Suggest cannot be followed by a to-infinitive. Instead, we use a that-clause or an –ing form.)
2. Learning French isn’t easy.
3. I need a good sleep.
4. We had a great time on the top of the mountain.
5. I am going to the hospital to see a friend who has undergone an operation.
6. The more you read the less you understand.
7. On the way home, I saw an old beggar accompanied by a child.
8. Will you please lend me a copy of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’?
9. The man who knocked on the door was a stranger.
10. What is the difference between these cars?
