Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1We had a press pass but ............... refused admittance anyhow.
Wrong!
Use "were" because the subject of the second clause is "we."
2As he ............... older, his mind regressed further into the past.
Wrong!
Use "got" because the sentence describes a change in the past.
3I ............... any regrets over anything I have ever done.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "don't have" and "have never had" fit naturally before "any regrets."
4She was made ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
Use "to repeat" because passive "made" is followed by a to-infinitive.
5Reading books ............... a good hobby.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the gerund phrase "Reading books" is singular.
6Suma as well as her sisters ............... at the party.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the verb agrees with "Suma," not with "her sisters."
7John along with his friends ............... in that house.
Wrong!
Use "lives" because the verb agrees with "John," not with "his friends."
8Do you know where ...............?
Wrong!
Use "he lives" because an indirect question uses subject-verb word order.
9Scarcely ............... one project before she started another.
Wrong!
Use "had she finished" because "scarcely" at the beginning of a sentence takes inversion.
10"You look tired." "Yes, I ..............."
Wrong!
Use "have been running" because it explains the present result of a recent activity.
11Each guest ............... welcomed with open arms.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "Each guest" takes a singular verb.
12Every student ............... handed in their work.
Wrong!
Use "has" because "Every student" takes a singular verb.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We had a press pass but were refused admittance anyhow.
- As he got older, his mind regressed further into the past.
- I don’t have / have never had any regrets over anything I have ever done.
- She was made to repeat the whole story.
- Reading books is a good hobby.
- Suma as well as her sisters was at the party.
- John along with his friends lives in that house.
- Do you know where he lives?
- Scarcely had she finished one project before she started another.
- “You look tired.” “Yes, I have been running“
- Each guest was welcomed with open arms.
- Every student has handed in their work.
