Test your understanding of various sentence patterns with this exercise.
1It was careless ............... her to repeat that mistake.
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Use "of" after adjectives like careless when judging a person's action.
2It is wicked of him ............... such things.
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After "wicked of him", the action is expressed with "to say".
3It is no use ............... about it.
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After "It is no use", use the gerund "worrying".
4It is strange ...............
Select 2 answers.
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After "It is strange", use either "for + person + to-infinitive" or a that-clause, often with "should".
5It is a pity ...............
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After "It is a pity", use the that-clause "that you could not pass the test".
6She was too arrogant ............... to me.
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The pattern is too + adjective + "to listen".
7She was stupid enough ............... him.
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After adjective + enough, use the infinitive "to trust".
8I was so tired ............... any further.
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The result clause after so + adjective is "that I could not walk".
9What a charming girl ...............!
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In this exclamation, use normal statement word order: "she is".
10............... tall you have grown!
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Use "How" before an adjective in an exclamation without a noun.
11If I find your watch, I ............... it to you.
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In a first conditional sentence, the main clause uses "will give".
12How ............... he plays!
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Use the adverb "well" to describe the verb plays.
Exercise complete
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- It was careless of her to repeat that mistake.
- It is wicked of him to say such things.
- It is no use worrying about it.
- It is strange for him to behave like that / that he should have behaved like that.
- It is a pity that you could not pass the test.
- She was too arrogant to listen to me.
- She was stupid enough to trust him.
- I was so tired that I could not walk any further.
- What a charming girl she is!
- How tall you have grown!
- If I find your watch, I will give it to you.
- How well he plays!