Intermediate Level Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. At no time …………………………. her self control.

did she lose
she lost
did she lost
When a negative word comes at the beginning we use an inverted word order.

2. I hadn’t seen her ………………………….. years, but she wasn’t any

different.
since
from
for
We use for to indicate duration.

3. This job is different from …………………………… I expected.

that
which
what

4. Have you got …………………………. more coffee?

any
some
Either could be used here
In questions we use any.

5. Today is …………………………… than yesterday.

very colder
much colder
very much colder

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We cannot use very to modify comparative adjectives.

6. I can’t tell you …………………………….. pleased I am about the result.

how
what
Either could be used here
We can use ‘how’ to express the idea of ‘how much’.

7. Is this the first time you …………………………… here?

stayed
have stayed
had stayed
We use the present perfect tense with ‘this is the first time’ etc.

8. The car was damaged ……………………… a falling branch.

with
by
Either could be used here
In passive clauses we use by to introduce the agent.

9. I have always ………………………… to play games well.

been able
could
able
We cannot use ‘can’ with have. Instead, we use be able to.

10. I lost my job ………………………….. I was ill for six months.

because
as
hence

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We use because to introduce the reason.

11. The storm blew their roof ………………………

of
off
over

12. If I had gone to university, I …………………………… law.

would study
would have studied
will have studied
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past
participle in the main clause.

PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. At no time did she lose her self control.
2. I hadn’t seen her for years, but she wasn’t any different.
3. This job is different from what I expected.
4. Have you got any more coffee?
5. Today is much colder / very much colder than yesterday.
6. I can’t tell you how pleased I am about the result.
7. Is this the first time you have stayed here?
8. The car was damaged by a falling branch.
9. I have always been able to play games well.
10. I lost my job because I was ill for six months.
11. The storm blew their roof off.
12. If I had gone to university, I would have studied law.

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