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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. That film isn't ____ seeing.






2. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






4. Susan went to the gym three times a week in ____ to be fit for skiing.






5. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. David wanted to know if I had ____ to the tennis tournament on Saturday






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






20. The students were ____ not to do that again.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






28. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






41. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






42. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






44. If only I had ____ your advice.






45. Angela sang in bars ____ times






46. The film will have started - so there is no ____ in going to the cinema now.






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






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






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






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