Exercise 21: Conditional Sentences
1. If I had seen the movie, you about it last night.
Answer :
If I had seen the movie, I would have told you about it last
night.
Reason :
Its is about condition sentences with unreal condition, that the answer is “I
would have told you” because would is placed before verb in simple form.
Exercise 22: Used To
2. He used to dinner at five o’clock
Answer :
He used to eat dinner at five o’clock.
Reason :
Its is about used to topic that the answer is “eat” because he is placed
before used to and verb in simple form after word used to.
Exercise 23: Would Rather
3. The photographer would rather more light.
Answer :
The photographer would rather have more light.
Reason :
Its is about would rather topic that the answer is “have” because after
would rather is a verb in simple form.
Exercise 24: Must/Should + Perfective
4. John isn’t here yet. about our meeting.
Answer :
John isn’t here yet. He must have forgotten about our meeting.
Reason :
Its is about must/should and perfective that the answer is “must have forgotten”
because the subject has no choice for must have forgotten her meeting.
Exercise 25: Modals + Perfective
5. Robert arrived without his book. He it.
Answer :
Robert arrived without his book. He could have lost it.
Reason :
Its is about modals and perfective that the answer is “Could have lost” because
the modal is placed before have and the perfective to indicate a past
possibility.
Exercise 26: Adjectives and Adverbs
6. Rita plays the violin ………
Answer :
Rita plays the violin well
Reason :
Its is about adjective and adverbs that the answer is “well” because that
the word violin is a noun which has a function as an adjective or it explains
the noun "well"
Exercise 27: Linking (Copulative) Verbs
7. The pianist plays very ……….
Answer :
The pianist plays very well
Reason :
Its is about linking (copulative) verbs that the answer is “well” because
the word well is coonects the subject with the subject complements.
Exercise 28: Comparisons
8. His job is than his friend’s
Answer :
His job is more important than his friend’s
Reason :
Its is about comparisons that the answer is “more important” because after
job is verb without as and after that there word than after word important.
Exercise 29: Comparisons
9. The empire state building is taller the statue of liberty.
Answer :
The empire state building is taller than the statue of liberty.
Reason :
Its is about comparisons that the answer is “than” because the word
empire state and statue of library are the sam entities.
Exercise 30: Comparisons
10. Pat’s car is than dan’s
Answer :
Pat’s car is faster than dan’s.
Reason :
Its is about comparisons that the answer is “faster” because there is a
word than that serves as comparing words.
