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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. Due to heavy rain the teacher wouldn't ____ the children go outside at lunchtime.






2. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






4. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






9. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






11. Abdul's mother ____ him do his homework before he played on the computer.






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






13. If you take into ____ how young Luke is - you must admit he's making excellent progress as a musician.






14. Patrick will never pass his driving test if he ____ not arrange some more lessons.






15. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






16. John was able to compete in the race even ____ he had several broken bones.






17. There is no ____ for being rude






18. Tony asked Jane whether she had ____ on holiday recently.






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






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






21. I can't smoke more ____ five cigarettes in one night.






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






23. Julie asked Maria if she knew ____ the italian restaurant was






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






25. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






27. It was ____ a nice meal in the restaurant.






28. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






30. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






33. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






36. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






39. My mother is the same age ____ my father.






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






41. That film isn't ____ seeing.






42. If the train had been come on ____ Roberto would not have arrived late this morning.






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






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






45. I put a flask of tea in your bag in ____ you get thirsty.






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






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






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






49. There's no ____ learning French because the language is not widely spoken.






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