GRAMMAR 1

Exercise 1. Circle the answer that you think best completes the sentences.

1. You won’t need this book tonight, ______ ?

a. would you
b. do you
c. will you
d. won’t you

2. He wasn’t ______ to lift the case.

a. to
b. as
c. than
d. with

3. He can climb trees ______ a monkey.

a. as
b. like
c. the same that
d. similar than

4. He ______ lives in the house where he was born.

a. already
b. yet
c. still
d. ever

5. Ι was ______ tired that I had to rest.

a. so much
b. so
c. enough
d. too

6. Are you interested ______ tennis tomorrow?

a. in playing
b. for playing
c. on playing
d. to play

7. I wouldn’t rely ______ him if I were you.

a. to
b. for
c. on
d. in
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8. Write and let me know when ______from him.

a. you last hear
b. did you last hear
c. you last heard
d. did you last hear

9. I asked Bill to help me but he refused ______ so.

a. to do
b. doing
c. that he did
d. do

10. The mechanic chose the ______ pieces

a. two metal round
b. metal round two
c. two round metal
d. round two metal

11. Who is responsible ______ the arrangements?

a. for make
b. to make
c. to making
d. for making

12. Speak to him slowly ______ he will understand you better.

a. in order
b. so that
c. for
d. that

13. He wanted to know ______ there.

a. how long time I had been
b. how long had I been
c. how long time had I been
d. how long I had been

14. Mary ______in East Lansing for over 5 years now and she still loves it.
a. has been living
b. was living
c. be living
d. had lived
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15. Unfortunately, we can’t avoid ______ them. They’re going to be at the party too.
a. to meet
b. that we meet
c. the meeting of
d. meeting

16. My teacher asked me _____ a report about environmental problems in our city.
a. writing
b. to be writing
c. to write
d. written

17. I loved this group’s school project! Did they do it _____?

a. themselves
b. by itself
c. their own
d. by their own

18. They had to cancel the football game _____ bad weather.
a. because
b. as
c. since
d. due to

19. Because of the cold weather, I decided to go shopping _____ swimming.

a. to go
b. rather than
c. comparing to
d. instead

20. We managed to leave the city after we _____ our dinner.

a. have eaten
b. were eating
c. had eaten
d. have to eat