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Complete Basic Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tony asked Jane whether she had ____ on holiday recently.






2. The two boys were sitting on their ____ in the classroom.






3. It was the ____ time I had ever met Pia's husband.






4. She had ____ a quiet voice that we could hardly hear her.






5. I was so tired ____ I couldn't go to the party.






6. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






7. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






8. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






9. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






10. The rescue team succeeded ____ rescuing all the victims of the crash.






11. They ____ off the lecture because the professor was ill.






12. The union claims its members will ____ return to work unless the company agrees to a meeting.






13. She had to stay in ____ she had finished her homework






14. There is no ____ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.






15. 'I have an interview tomorrow - so I had better leave soon - 'Yannis said.






16. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






17. Steve would ____ to learn how to design web sites






18. This school isn't as ____ as my last one.






19. It's a ____ of time asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.






20. The motorway is closed ____ to the fact that there was heavy snow the night before.






21. It is ____ warm enough to go to the lake today.






22. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






23. Jenny was robbed of ____ bracelet as she was leaving for the airport.






24. You must ____ out the teacher's instructions exactly.






25. The director decided on ____ introduction of interesting displyas for the children.






26. The last time I ____ to Oxford was at least ten years ago.






27. My job is to ____ advice to people on how to throw a good party.






28. I am ____ in going to university this year.






29. John never pays any ____ to what his children say






30. There is no ____ for being rude






31. In my opinion - there is no ____ between these two kinds of music.






32. We insisted on ____ the hotel manager to make our complaint.






33. If only I had ____ your advice.






34. We had a good time in ____ of the terrible weather.






35. Does your brother look ____ you?






36. As far as I am ____________ you can do what you like.






37. You .are not ____ to bring food into this room.






38. You are not ____ to smoke in the library.






39. There must be better ____ than this one in the city.






40. I ____ for not having paid you on time.






41. I am not ____ to driving on the left in England.






42. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.






43. I did not ____ to go to parties very often.






44. We would have bought that car if it had ____ been so expensive.






45. That's where I went .to have my car ____ last week.






46. The car was ____ moving when it hit the wall.






47. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






48. He ____ that she came over for dinner at the weekend.






49. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.






50. Other than my grandfather there are ____ few people alive who fought in the war.