General Grammar Exercise
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N1. The traveler asked the stranger if he ……………………………….. the way to the nearest inn
knows
knew
had known
N2. The dentist suggested ………………………………… my toothpaste
me to change
changing
that I should change
N3. The terrorist’s attempt to ……………………………………… the bridge was foiled by the police
blow out
blow up
blow over
N4. In his budget speech, the Finance Minister …………………………… many bold reforms
brought in
brought up
brought forward
………………………………….. N5. The suspects are still
at sea
at large
at daggers drawn
………………………….N6. The dilapidated building was not
habitation
habitat
habitable
N7. ………………………………… of the three boys attended the class
Neither
Either
None
N8. There were ……………………………. than twenty people present
less
lower
fewer
N9. Mumbai is …………………………….. of India
Manchester
the Manchester
Either could be used here
…………………….N10. There are no secrets between you and
me
I
Either could be used here
N11. ……………………………. buses are supposed to depart at a certain hour, they are often late
Although
However
Despite
? N12. Have you received any ……………………………. so far
Information
informations
Either could be used here
Answers
N1. The traveler asked the stranger if he knew the way to the nearest inn. When the main verb is in the past tense, we will most probably need a past tense in the subordinate clause. The past perfect is not possible here because we are not talking about the ‘earlier past
N2. The dentist suggested changing / that I should change my toothpaste. Suggest is one of those verbs that cannot be followed by a to-infinitive. It can be followed by an -ing form or a that-clause
N3. The terrorist’s attempt to blow up the bridge was foiled by the police. Blow up’ means to destroy someone or something by explosion
N4. In his budget speech, the Finance Minister bring forward many bold reforms. ‘Bring forward’ means ‘to introduce someone or something
N5. The suspects are still at large. ‘At large’ means ‘free; uncaptured – usually said of criminals not in custody
N6. The dilapidated building was not habitable. We need an adjective (habitable) here; the other two options are nouns
N7. None of the three boys attended the class. Either and neither are used to speak of two people or things
N8. There were fewer than twenty people present. Less is used with uncountable nouns and fewer is used with countable nouns
N9. Mumbai is the Manchester of India. Articles are used with proper nouns used as epithets
N10. There are no secrets between you and me. Between is a preposition. A pronoun following a preposition should be in its object form
N11. Although buses are supposed to depart at a certain hour, they are often late. Although is a conjunction; we need a conjunction to connect two clauses
N12. Have you received any information so far? Information is uncountable and as such it does not have a plural form. PLAY AGAIN