Grammar
Jonathan and his friends hardly go to the library to study, _____?
do they
"Either you or I _____ helping Father with the washing of the car later," Keith told his sister.
am
If you want to continue enjoying our facilities, please abide _____ our rules.
by
You can say whatever you want but I have already made up my mind.
No matter __________.
No matter what you say, I have already made up my mind.
Fiona is the most diligent girl in class.
No other __________.
No other girl in class is more diligent than Fiona.
OR
No other girl in class is as diligent as Fiona.
The aroma of fried chicken wings and French fries wafting through the air from the kitchen to the bedrooms every afternoon _____ (make) the Lee brothers drool uncontrollably.
makes
Killing sharks for their fins _____ extremely cruel.
is
"I can't sleep because our neighbour's children _____ (cry) all night. I wonder if they are going to stop soon," I grumbled to my mother.
have been crying
Peter scored full marks for his spelling test. Peter was satisfied.
Much to __________.
Much to Peter's satisfaction, he scored full marks for his spelling test.
Alex flew a kite before. Alex took part in a kite-fighting competition.
Having __________.
Having flown a kite before, Alex took part in a kite-fighting competition.
From _____ is this letter?
whom
The beautiful pony was bought by the wealthy businessman and _____ (ride) on by his daughter.
ridden
If you cannot answer this question correctly, you will not get any points.
__________ unless __________.
You will not get any points unless you can answer this question correctly.
The children were watering the patch of flowers in the community garden.
The patch of flowers __________.
The patch of flowers in the community garden was being watered by the children.
OR
The patch of flowers was being watered by the children in the community garden.
"You need to work even harder from now on," Mdm Eng told the class.
Mdm Eng told __________.
Mdm Eng told the class that they needed to work even harder from then on.
More than fifty per cent of Mdm Lee's time (is / are / was / were) spent taking care of her three children so she barely has time for herself.
is
Exhausted after a long day in school, Jeremy fell asleep the moment he (lied / lay / laid / lain) down in bed.
lay
I have a preference (for / in / of) chicken pie (over / to) beef lasagna.
for . . . over
May, along with her parents, is asleep in her bedroom right now.
Neither __________.
Neither May nor her parents are awake in their bedroom(s) right now.
The twins complained about the room being hot and stuffy but their mother ignored it.
The twins' __________.
The twins' complaint about the room being hot and stuffy was ignored by their mother.
_____ the new student in my class cut the construction paper correctly as directed, the instructor would not have wasted time explaining again.
Had
I espied a man in a yellow suit (wave / waved / waving) at me enthusiastically.
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Explain why the other two answers are wrong.
waving
espied = saw somebody / something suddenly
"espied" is a sensory verb of perception, so it needs to be paired with the infinitive verb form or the -ing form. Hence, "waved" is incorrect.
I saw the man as he was already waving (action in progress = -ing). I did not see from the start to the end of the wave (entire action = infinitive verb). Hence, "wave" is incorrect.
One of the swans which (is / are) swimming in the water (has / have) beautiful feathers.
are . . . has
Cheating during an examination can never be justified.
There is no __________.
There is no justification for cheating during an examination.
The students' faces turned pale the minute they wore their costumes.
Hardly __________.
Hardly had the students worn their costumes when their faces turned pale.
OR
Hardly did the students wear their costumes when their faces turned pale.