Grammar exercise..
Question A ..Where to insert the preposition given in brackets at the end of the sentence?
- Captains like Dhoni know best when to declare an innings. (always)
- The mathematician has made a mistake in calculations their life, it seems. (never)
- Or at least, he will admit that he has made one. (never)
- The ship’s crew are calm and happy. (usually)
- The gurus tell us, very kindly, how to run our lives. (often)
- Because they know better than we do. (invariably)
- This is because they are right. (always)
- The only trouble is they are wrong. (nearly always)
Question B .. In the following sentences, two choices of prepositions have been given. Underline the choice that you feel is correct.
- I will probably not / will not probably be in the office tomorrow.
- The train is certainly / certainly is going to be late.
- We can definitely /definitely can give you a place to rest tonight.
- Kohli is always not / not always so bad tempered.
- I am sorry, I am definitely not / not definitely interested in your proposition.
- Don’t worry – it doesn’t matter. Honestly, it really doesn’t / doesn’t really
- The building work is not completely / completely not finished yet, I am afraid.
- Asita is often not / not often depressed, but she is having a bad week.
[Answers will be posted late evening today.]
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Grammar exercise answers..
Answers ..Where to insert the preposition given in brackets at the end of the sentence?
- Captains like Dhoni always know best when to declare an innings. (always)
- The mathematician has never made a mistake in calculations their life, it seems. (never)
- Or at least, he will never admit that he has made one. (never)
- The ship’s crew are usually calm and happy. (usually)
- The gurus often tell us, very kindly, how to run our lives. (often)
- Because they invariably know better than we do. (invariably)
- This is because they are always (always)
- The only trouble is they are nearly always (nearly always)
Answers B .. In the following sentences, two choices of prepositions have been given. Underline the choice that you feel is correct.
- I will probably not / will not probably be in the office tomorrow.
- The train is certainly / certainly is going to be late.
- We can definitely /definitely can give you a place to rest tonight.
- Kohli is always not / not always so bad tempered.
- I am sorry, I am definitely not / not definitely interested in your proposition.
- Don’t worry – it doesn’t matter. Honestly, it really doesn’t / doesn’t really
- The building work is not completely / completely not finished yet, I am afraid.
- Asita is often not / not often depressed, but she is having a bad week.