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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Does your brother look ____ you?






9. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






12. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






14. There is no ____ for being rude






15. The referee ____ him off the field for arguing.






16. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






18. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






23. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






26. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






30. It ____ have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.






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






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






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






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






35. The boss would not have any ____ to you going early today.






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






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






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






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






40. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






41. Unfortunately ____ is a mark on the screen of this television set






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






43. Students must pay ____ course fees before the course begins.






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






45. The thieves managed to get away ____ though the police chased them.






46. Did you manage to succeed in __________ in contact with the boss today?






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






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






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






50. They decided to ____ an advertisement for their house on the internet.