{"id":470,"date":"2015-01-14T10:33:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2015-01-14T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T10:33:55","slug":"grammar-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/grammar-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fill in the blanks with appropriate grammatical structures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. James said \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. he was feeling better.<\/p>\n<p>a) that<\/p>\n<p>b) as<\/p>\n<p>c) what<\/p>\n<p>2. She is thinking \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to university next year.<\/p>\n<p>a) of going<\/p>\n<p>b) to go<\/p>\n<p>c) of go<\/p>\n<p>3. We thought him \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>a) was a fool<\/p>\n<p>b) to be a fool<\/p>\n<p>c) as a fool<\/p>\n<p>4. Only one of the last six trains has been \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>a) on time<\/p>\n<p>b) in time<\/p>\n<p>c) at time<\/p>\n<p>5. The water is too salty \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>a) to drink<\/p>\n<p>b) for drinking<\/p>\n<p>c) to drink it<\/p>\n<p>6. I have been to \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. parties recently.<\/p>\n<p>a) too rather many<\/p>\n<p>b) rather too much<\/p>\n<p>c) rather too many<\/p>\n<p>7. She would look nicer if she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 wear so much make-up.<\/p>\n<p>a) doesn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>b) didn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>c) wouldn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>8. I will be back tomorrow \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 there is a plane strike.<\/p>\n<p>a) if<\/p>\n<p>b) unless<\/p>\n<p>c) whether<\/p>\n<p>9. I am \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. in Paris now, but it was hard at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>a) used to drive<\/p>\n<p>b) used to driving<\/p>\n<p>c) used driving to<\/p>\n<p>10. We arrived \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to get good seats.<\/p>\n<p>a) in time<\/p>\n<p>b) on time<\/p>\n<p>c) at time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. James said <strong>that<\/strong> he was feeling better.<\/p>\n<p>2. She is <strong>thinking of<\/strong> going to university next year.<\/p>\n<p>3. We thought him <strong>to be a fool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. Only one of the last six trains has been <strong>on time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. The water is<strong> too salty to drink.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. I have been to <strong>rather too many<\/strong> parties recently.<\/p>\n<p>7. She would look nicer if she <strong>didn&#8217;t<\/strong> wear so much make-up.<\/p>\n<p>8. I will be back tomorrow <strong>unless<\/strong> there is a plane strike.<\/p>\n<p>9. I am <strong>used to driving<\/strong> in Paris now, but it was hard at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>10. We arrived<strong> in time<\/strong> to get good seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fill in the blanks with appropriate grammatical structures. 1. James said \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. he was feeling better. a) that b) as c) what 2. 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