Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. Air conditioning …………………………. for a comfortable house.
Wrong!
We use the simple present to talk about facts.
2. The new hospital ……………………………… in the coming year.
Wrong!
To express simple futurity, we use the simple future. The passive form is used here because the subject is not the doer of the action.
3. The dancing ………………………….. right after the dinner
Wrong!
To express simple futurity, we use the simple future.
4. When I went to his place yesterday, his wife ………………………….. me a cold reception.
Wrong!
We use the simple past to talk about finished events in the past.
5. My birthday …………………………….. with my wedding anniversary.
Wrong!
6. His parents ………………………… him because he was an only child.
Wrong!
7. In hemophilia the blood ………………………. properly.
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
8. Pine trees …………………………. to the ever green class.
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
9. The class ……………………………. graduating in June.
Wrong!
Collective nouns are usually treated as singular.
10. Eggs ………………………….. according to size.
Wrong!
11. Butter …………………………. by churning cream.
Wrong!
The passive verb is used here because the subject is not the doer of the action.
12. The circuit of the earth around the sun …………………………… about a year.
Wrong!
We use the simple present to talk about facts.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. Air conditioning makes for a comfortable house.
2. The new hospital will be built in the coming year.
3. The dancing will commence right after the dinner.
4. When I went to his place yesterday, his wife gave me a cold reception.
5. My birthday coincides with my wedding anniversary.
6. His parents pampered him because he was an only child.
7. In hemophilia the blood does not clot properly.
8. Pine trees belong to the ever green class.
9. The class is graduating in June.
10. Eggs are classified according to size.
11. Butter is made by churning cream.
12. The circuit of the earth around the sun takes about a year.
