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Gap Filling Exercise

This document provides a gap-filling exercise to practice grammar concepts like auxiliary verbs and inversion. It presents 12 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate words or phrases. The blanks cover topics such as auxiliary verbs, prepositions, subject-verb placement in questions and negatives, and verb forms that can follow certain expressions like "try". Answers are provided for learners to check their work.

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Gap Filling Exercise

This document provides a gap-filling exercise to practice grammar concepts like auxiliary verbs and inversion. It presents 12 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate words or phrases. The blanks cover topics such as auxiliary verbs, prepositions, subject-verb placement in questions and negatives, and verb forms that can follow certain expressions like "try". Answers are provided for learners to check their work.

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Gap Filling Exercise

Make meaningful sentences by filling in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase. This
grammar exercise allows you to practice auxiliary verbs and inversion.

1. I have always …………….. play games well.

could
been able to
able to

Can and could have no infinitives or participles. For example, there are no forms like I have
could ….

2. He has always …………….. to do what he wanted.

could
been allowed
Either could be used here

Can and could have no infinitives or participles. For example, there are no forms like I have
could ….

3. One cannot help but …………….. his courage.

to admire
admire

The infinitive is used without to in the structure cannot help but..

4. …………….do you want a holiday?

How
How much
How far

We use how much in questions about degree.

Source: www.englishgrammar.org
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5. I will have tea …………… coffee.

instead
instead of
without

As a preposition, instead is used with of.

6. They often go fishing …………….. going to school.

instead
without
instead of

Instead of is used when a person, thing or action replaces another.

7. Stella often goes to the movies …………… telling her parents.

instead
instead of
without

8. I am interested ……………….. what she did with that money.

to find out
in finding out
Either could be used here

Interested + ing and interested + infinitive can both be used to talk about a wish to find out
something.

9. At no time …………….. aware of what was happening.

was he
he was
has he

Source: www.englishgrammar.org
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If a negative expression comes at the beginning of a clause, it is usually followed by


auxiliary verb + subject.

10. Only then ………….. understand what he meant.

I did
did I
had I

If a negative expression comes at the beginning of a clause, it is usually followed by


auxiliary verb + subject.

11. I wondered what time …………….

was the show starting


was starting the show
the show was starting

In indirect questions the subject goes before the verb.

12. I tried …………… the doctor but my hands were numb.

to call
calling
Either could be used here

We can use either an infinitive or an ing form after 'try' to talk about making an effort to do
something.

PLAY AGAIN !

Answers

1. I have always been able to play games well.


2. He has always been allowed to do what he wanted.
3. One cannot help but admire his courage.
4. How much do you want a holiday?

Source: www.englishgrammar.org
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5. I will have tea instead of coffee.


6. They often go fishing instead of going to school.
7. Stella often goes to the movies without telling her parents.
8. I am interested to find out / in finding out what she did with that money.
9. At no time was he aware of what was happening.
10. Only then did I understand what he meant.
11. I wondered what time the show was starting.
12. I tried calling / to call the doctor but my hands were numb.

Source: www.englishgrammar.org

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