Test your understanding of various sentence patterns with this exercise.
1. It was careless …………………….. her to repeat that mistake.
The adjective careless can be followed by ‘of + noun / pronoun + to-infinitive’.
2. It is wicked of him ………………………. such things.
The adjective wicked can be followed by ‘of + noun / pronoun + to-infinitive’.
3. It is no use …………………… about it.
The pattern is ‘it + be + no use / good etc. + -ing form’.
4. It is strange …………………………
The pattern is: it + be + adjective / noun + that clause.
5. It is a pity ……………………………..
The pattern is: it + be + adjective / noun + that clause
6. She was too arrogant …………………… to me.
Note the pattern ‘too…to’.
7. She was stupid enough ………………… him.
The pattern is: adjective / adverb + enough + to-infinitive
8. I was so tired …………………………. any further.
The pattern is: so + adjective / adverb + that – clause
9. What a charming girl ………………………..!
The pattern is: what + adjective + noun + subject + verb
10. …………………………….. tall you have grown!
In exclamatory sentences we use ‘how’ before adjectives without nouns.
11. If I find your watch, I …………………………… it to you.
In first conditional sentences, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.
12. How …………………….. he plays!
Well is an adverb. We need an adverb to modify a verb (play)
Fill in the blanks.
Answers
1. It was careless of her to repeat that mistake.
2. It is wicked of him to say such things.
3. It is no use worrying about it.
4. It is strange that he should have behaved like that.
5. It is a pity that you could not pass the test.
6. She was too arrogant to listen to me.
7. She was stupid enough to trust him.
8. I was so tired that I could not walk any further.
9. What a charming girl she is!
10. How tall you have grown!
11. If I find your watch, I will give it to you.
12. How well he plays!
