Fill in the blanks.
1Have you ............... my check yet?
Wrong!
Use the past participle "received" after the present perfect auxiliary "have".
2The hotel ............... guests from all over the world.
Wrong!
Use "receives" for a regular fact about the hotel.
3The clerk ............... for misplacing some important files.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was rebuked" because the clerk received the action.
4The peasants ............... but were ultimately powerless.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "rebelled" for a completed past event.
5The Mississippi and Missouri rivers ............... at St. Louis.
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Use the simple present "converge" for a geographical fact.
6The Bible ............... against sin and corruption.
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Use "warns" because the singular subject takes a third-person singular present verb.
7Parents should correct children when they ...............
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Use "misbehave" in a time clause after "when" to refer to future or general situations.
8The crowd was so dense that we ............... hardly move.
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Use the past modal "could" to match the past-tense situation.
9Many people ............... by lack of self-confidence.
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Use the passive form "are fettered" because people are affected by the limitation.
10Extravagant people never ............... money.
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Use the base form "save" after the plural subject "people" in the simple present.
11The gangster ............... for extortion.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was arrested" because the gangster received the action.
12She gets furious whenever I ............... her weight problem.
Wrong!
Use the simple present "mention" after "whenever" for a repeated situation.
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- Have you received my check yet?
- The hotel receives guests from all over the world.
- The clerk was rebuked for misplacing some important files.
- The peasants rebelled but were ultimately powerless.
- The Mississippi and Missouri rivers converge at St. Louis.
- The Bible warns against sin and corruption.
- Parents should correct children when they misbehave.
- The crowd was so dense that we could hardly move.
- Many people are fettered by lack of self-confidence.
- Extravagant people never save money.
- The gangster was arrested for extortion.
- She gets furious whenever I mention her weight problem.