Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1At the new office, Lena is responsible ............... checking the team calendar every morning.
Wrong!
Use "for" after responsible when you mean a duty or task.
2Our tutor suggested ............... a short break before we started the next exercise.
Wrong!
After suggest, use the -ing form, so the correct answer is "taking".
3All interns ............... submit their weekly reports by 5 p.m. on Friday.
Wrong!
The phrase by 5 p.m. shows a deadline, so the correct answer is "must".
4Marta plans to apply ............... the assistant manager position next month.
Wrong!
Use "for" after apply when you want a job, place, or course.
5Nadia cannot answer the phone because she ............... in the library right now.
Wrong!
Right now describes an action in progress, so use "is studying".
6Tom ............... absent from the training course since Monday.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect with since for a situation that started in the past and continues now, so the answer is "has been".
7Before it is sent to the client, the report ............... by the supervisor.
Wrong!
The report receives the action, so the passive form "is checked" is correct.
8............... did you ask for help with the statistics homework?
Wrong!
Ask "Who" when you want the person; whose asks about possession.
9I have too ............... assignments to finish before the end of the week.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural count nouns like assignments.
10If you arrive late tomorrow, you ............... the safety briefing.
Wrong!
For a real future result after if + present simple, use "will miss".
11When you read the article, look ............... the new terms in the online dictionary.
Wrong!
To search for information in a book or online, use "look up".
12The students need ............... the handouts before the seminar starts.
Wrong!
Use need + to + verb for something you must do, so the answer is "to print".
Answers
- At the new office, Lena is responsible for checking the team calendar every morning.
- Our tutor suggested taking a short break before we started the next exercise.
- All interns must submit their weekly reports by 5 p.m. on Friday.
- Marta plans to apply for the assistant manager position next month.
- Nadia cannot answer the phone because she is studying in the library right now.
- Tom has been absent from the training course since Monday.
- Before it is sent to the client, the report is checked by the supervisor.
- Who did you ask for help with the statistics homework?
- I have too many assignments to finish before the end of the week.
- If you arrive late tomorrow, you will miss the safety briefing.
- When you read the article, look up the new terms in the online dictionary.
- The students need to print the handouts before the seminar starts.
