Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
1. The old woman grew stronger ....................... began to move about.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He had been walking for ..................... three miles.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Do ....................... to our house.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. He returned last year and we .................. quite happy to see him again.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Here is a ..................... of wisdom.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I have ...................... a beautiful dress for you.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. They ..................... an area where the harvest had failed.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. ...................... a beautiful picture it is!
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The man ....................... his wife to look after their children.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I have so ...................... to do.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. The old woman grew stronger and began to move about. (Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.)
2. He had been walking for nearly three miles.
3. Do come to our house.
4. He returned last year and we were quite happy to see him again.
5. Here is a piece of wisdom.
6. I have chosen a beautiful dress for you.
7. They reached an area where the harvest had failed.
8. What a beautiful picture it is!
9. The man told his wife to look after their children. (The preposition ‘to’ cannot be used here.)
10. I have so much work to do. (The noun work is uncountable. It takes the modifier much, not many.)
