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Aaazzz Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
I need a correction for my test, please =)
Please help me with this cloze test, you're basically required to fill in the gap.
This is part of an exam that I had to do yesterday!
I wish you ... that. Now you've ruined everything.
[A hadn't said
wouldn't have said
[c] didn't say
[D wouldn't say
... the future looks bleak, I'm not giving up.
[a Despite
However
[c] Nevertheless
[d Though
I regretted my mistake. It was one which I ...
[A mustn't have made
ought not to have made
[c] should not to be making
[D hadn't to make
... at the station half an hour early, I decided to go and have a quick drink in the cofee bar.
[A Arrived
After I have arrived
[c] When arrived
[D having arrived
The train ...
[A had two hours of delay
had two hour's delay
[c] was two hours late
[D was late of two hours
We have to choose ... a house or buy an apartment
[A if to rent
between whether to rent
[c] if we may rent
[D between renting
Had he got up earlier, he ... late for work
[A can't have been
mightn't have been
[c] shouldn't have been
[D mustn't have been
This is part of an exam that I had to do yesterday!
I wish you ... that. Now you've ruined everything.
[A hadn't said
wouldn't have said
[c] didn't say
[D wouldn't say
... the future looks bleak, I'm not giving up.
[a Despite
However
[c] Nevertheless
[d Though
I regretted my mistake. It was one which I ...
[A mustn't have made
ought not to have made
[c] should not to be making
[D hadn't to make
... at the station half an hour early, I decided to go and have a quick drink in the cofee bar.
[A Arrived
After I have arrived
[c] When arrived
[D having arrived
The train ...
[A had two hours of delay
had two hour's delay
[c] was two hours late
[D was late of two hours
We have to choose ... a house or buy an apartment
[A if to rent
between whether to rent
[c] if we may rent
[D between renting
Had he got up earlier, he ... late for work
[A can't have been
mightn't have been
[c] shouldn't have been
[D mustn't have been
Top answer
Answers in blue. I wish you ... that.
- Answers in blue.
- I wish you ...
- that.
- Now you've ruined everything.
- [A hadn't said wouldn't have said [c] didn't say [D wouldn't say ...
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Answers in blue.
I wish you ... that. Now you've ruined everything.
[A hadn't said
wouldn't have said
[c] didn't say
[D wouldn't say
... the future looks bleak, I'm not giving up.
[a Despite
However
[c] Nevertheless
[d Though
I r
I wish you ... that. Now you've ruined everything.
[A hadn't said
wouldn't have said
[c] didn't say
[D wouldn't say
... the future looks bleak, I'm not giving up.
[a Despite
However
[c] Nevertheless
[d Though
I r
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These multiple-choice tests are tricky. Several answers might be feasible in certain circumstances, but you need to choose the best answer for the information given, which can be tough to do, even for a native speaker.
1. A seems to be the best answer here.
2. D is the answer. This is the only correct one (the words "despite," "however," and "nevertheless" cannot be used here
1. A seems to be the best answer here.
2. D is the answer. This is the only correct one (the words "despite," "however," and "nevertheless" cannot be used here
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