Complete the following sentences.
1. She was booked for driving at ................................. 110 miles per hour.
We use over, not above, to talk about ages and speeds.
2. Although he is in his thirties, he is still ................................... on his parents.
We need an adjective here. Depend is a verb.
3. You can eat ............................................. in my restaurant whenever you want.
The adverb free means without payment, freely means without restriction.
4. Britain has .................................... as the land of law and order.
We need a passive verb here because Britain is not the subject. Something is said about it.
5. He wrote his first book after ..................................... from China.
Please select 2 correct answers
Instead of writing 'after he returned', we can write 'after returning'.
6. All native ..................................... suffered from the white settlement in America.
We need a plural noun after all.
7. Since they are not free on Monday, we will have to find an .......................................... date for the meeting.
Alternative means different.
8. We spend ......................................... weekends at our country cottage.
Alternate means every second.
9. My feet were sore because my shoes ..................................... badly.
Were fitted is in the passive voice. We need an active verb here because the subject is the doer of the action.
10. I wish I had more money so that I .................................... visit all the countries in the world.
We use could to talk about ability.
11. His appearance as well as his strange way of talking ........................................ me suspicious.
When two subjects are connected by as well as, the verb should be singular if the first subject is singular in number.
12. The report candidly admits that the state funding in health and education ....................................... eroded considerably.
Here the subject is the singular expression 'state funding'.
Answers
1. She was booked for driving at over 110 miles per hour.
2. Although he is in his thirties, he is still dependent on his parents.
3. You can eat free in my restaurant whenever you want.
4. Britain has long been known as the land of law and order.
5. He wrote his first book after returning / after he returned from China.
6. All native tribes suffered from the white settlement in America.
7. Since they are not free on Monday, we will have to find an alternative date for the meeting.
8. We spend alternate weekends at our country cottage.
9. My feet were sore because my shoes fitted badly.
10. I wish I had more money so that I could visit all the countries in the world.
11. His appearance as well as his strange way of talking makes me suspicious.
12. The report candidly admits that the state funding in health and education has eroded considerably.
