This grammar exercise tests your understanding of rules regarding the use of verbs in English.
1. He appears to be very ……………………… today.
Wrong!
Appear is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs, to modify copular verbs.
2. She doesn’t want to continue her studies. It ……………………. a pity.
Wrong!
Seem can be used to talk about subjective impressions and feelings. Appear is mainly used to talk about objective facts.
3. She seems ………………………… an attitude problem.
Wrong!
We use a to-infinitive after seem.
4. I hope …………………………. a good job soon.
Wrong!
We use a to-infinitive after hope.
5. It is not easy ………………………… smoking.
Wrong!
We use a to-infinitive after easy.
6. I suggest ……………………………. a lawyer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Suggest can be followed by an ing form or a that-clause. It cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.
7. The doctor recommended …………………………… down on my sugar intake.
Wrong!
After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
8. The doctor recommended …………………….. a long break.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
9. The boy insisted ………………………….. nothing wrong.
Wrong!
We use a that-clause after insist.
10. Now that I am getting older, I tend ………………………. things.
Wrong!
We use a to-infinitive after tend.
11. Let’s cut it ………………………..
Wrong!
Here short is the complement of the object it. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
12. I find her attitude …………………………
Wrong!
Here strange is the complement of the object attitude. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. He appears to be very angry today.
2. She doesn’t want to continue her studies. It seems a pity.
3. She seems to have an attitude problem.
4. I hope to get a good job soon.
5. It is not easy to stop smoking.
6. I suggest seeing / that you see a lawyer.
7. The doctor recommended that I cut down on my sugar intake.
8. The doctor recommended taking / that I take a long break.
9. The boy insisted that he did nothing wrong.
10. Now that I am getting older, I tend to forget things.
11. Let’s cut it short.
12. I find her attitude strange.
