Fill in the blanks.
1Have you ............... the fee yet?
Wrong!
Use "paid" when the object is a fee, bill, or amount of money.
2Samuel ............... my drinks.
Wrong!
Use "paid for" when the object is the thing bought or provided.
3They ............... the house, but they could not find the weapon.
Wrong!
Use "searched" when the object is the place someone looks through carefully.
4What are you ............... in my room?
Wrong!
Use "searching for" when the object is the thing someone is trying to find.
5When we ............... the church, everybody stopped talking.
Wrong!
Use "entered" without a preposition when someone goes into a place.
6We have just ............... an agreement with them.
Wrong!
Use "entered into" with words such as agreement, contract, or arrangement.
7They spent the whole afternoon ............... music and movies.
Wrong!
Use "discussing" without a preposition before the topic of conversation.
8We had a long ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "discussion about" or "discussion of" before the topic of a discussion.
9Don’t ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "ask me for" when you want me to give you something.
10Don’t ............... her her name.
Wrong!
Use "ask" without "for" before a person and the information requested.
11You must not ............... a word he says.
Wrong!
Use "believe" when you accept that someone’s words are true.
12Do you ............... life after death?
Wrong!
Use "believe in" when you mean believe that something exists.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Have you paid the fee yet?
- Samuel paid for my drinks.
- They searched the house, but they could not find the weapon.
- What are you searching for in my room?
- When we entered the church, everybody stopped talking.
- We have just entered into an agreement with them.
- They spent the whole afternoon discussing music and movies.
- We had a long discussion about / discussion of money.
- Don’t ask me for money.
- Don’t ask her her name.
- You must not believe a word he says.
- Do you believe in life after death?
