G: sg vs plural
Each of the cakes ___ a different frosting. Choose the one you like!
1. has
2. have
3. had
4. having
1. has
___ you require assistance, do not hesitate to approach me.
1. Can
2. Will
3. Should
4. Had
3. Should
Neither Alan nor his friends ___ keen on attending the event later.
1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were
2. are
Mei's mother forbade her from going to the cinema. Mei was upset.
Having been ________________.
Having been forbidden from going to the cinema by her mother, Mei was upset.
From ____ did you get that idea?
1. who
2. whom
3. which
4. whoever
2. whom
One of the students who ___ in the office earlier ___ my cousin.
1. was... was
2. are... is
3. were... is
4. were... was
3. One of the students who were in the office earlier is my cousin.
"Could Leon ___ to the park without us?" Mother wondered.
1. go
2. went
3. had gone
4. have gone
4. have gone
I like playing the piano. I do not like playing the trumpet.
____ prefer ________.
I prefer playing the piano to playing the trumpet. [parallel structure!]
"You must come to school tomorrow to submit this form," my teacher told me.
My teacher told me _____________.
My teacher told me that I had to go to school the following day to submit that form.
Wouldn't Helena be angry when she ____ out that we have deceived her?
1. finds
2. found
3. has found
4. had found
1. finds
All the information in the report ___ found to be inaccurate by the scientists earlier.
1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were
3. was
No amount of money ___ buy a second of time.
1. will
2. shall
3. should
4. can
4. can
Louis baked a cake. He also baked a pie.
Not only ___________.
Not only did Louis bake a cake, but he also baked a pie. [parallel structure!]
The instructor is teaching Theodore how to swim.
Theodore _________________.
Theodore is being taught how to swim by the instructor.
After he became famous, Tom’s private life came _____ media scrutiny.
1. on
2. under
3. around
4. to
2. under
a) The number of students in this class ____ fifteen. [is/are]
b) A number of students ___ late this morning. [was/were]
a) is
b) were
Jean did not study for the test. She did not know it was today.
Had Jean __________________________.
Had Jean known that the test was today, she would have studied for it.
Sonia opened the door. A clap of thunder boomed.
Hardly __________.
Hardly had Sonia opened the door when a clap of thunder boomed.
Kayla does not intend to leave the apartment.
Kayla has ________ of _____________.
Kayla has no intention of leaving the apartment.
You promised to take me to the zoo. I’ll _____ you _____ that promise.
1. hold... to
2. hold... on
3. hold... onto
4. hold... off
1. hold... to
All but Jess have left for the party.
Everyone except ___________________.
Everyone except Jess has left for the party.
My brother will apologise if he is late.
Should _____________.
Should my brother be late, he will apologise.
Nick lay down on the bed. The doorbell rang.
No sooner ___________.
No sooner had Nick lain down on the bed than the doorbell rang.
The painting was very beautiful but he did not buy it.
However _____________.
However beautiful the painting was, he did not buy it.
I smelt something ____________ last night while walking home, but I did not know what it was.
1. burn
2. burns
3. burning
4. had burnt
3. burning