Sentence Completion
The questions here test your knowledge of English Grammar.
Questions
Directions: Fill the gap with the most appropriate word or phrase from the options given below.
We bought some apples ________ we extracted juice.
- for which
- from which
- on which
- with which
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I managed to do ________ in the test despite not feeling ________.
- well, well
- good, well
- well, good
- good, good
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Neither Jane nor ________ have been to the opera.
- me
- I
- her
- him
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If you can't answer all the questions, you will need ________ to the passage.
- to refer
- to refer back
- referring back
- referring
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Between you and ________, I don't trust him.
- me
- I
- he
- we
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He thinks that ________ two can win the doubles match.
- me
- we
- us
- them
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________ by rain we took shelter under a tree.
- Driving
- Driven
- Being driving
- Been driven
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________ vividly, the lighting struck the tall building.
- Having flashed
- Being flashed
- Flashed
- Flashing
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When the storm subsided, we ________ the next village.
- continued to
- continued on to
- continued on
- were continued on to
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He has been convicted of speeding previously. ________ he should not have exceeded the limit again.
- Instead
- In this case
- Despite this
- Meanwhile
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People in Switzerland work hard, ________, Australians are considered to be lazy.
- meanwhile
- notwithstanding
- by contrast
- instead
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She was given the best treatment, ________ she died soon after.
- despite this
- as a result
- by contrast
- instead
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John decided not to receive a present, ________, he asked for a cheque from his parents.
- meanwhile
- despite this
- instead
- as a result
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This paper is inferior ________ that.
- than
- to
- from
- off
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Will you ________ the good tennis balls from the worn ones.
- separate
- separate out
- separate off
- separate out on
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The garden shears ________ used to clip the hedge.
- was
- were
- has
- have
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Do you prefer ________ of meat pie?
- this sort
- these sort
- these sorts
- this sorts
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The book ________ on the chest of the drawers.
- was lain
- was laid
- was lied
- have lied
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Each of the boys ________ given a medal today.
- was
- were
- has
- have
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A strimmer is a machine ________ grass and weeds.
- to cut
- for cutting
- to cutting
- none of these
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To ________, he failed his exam.
- none's surprise
- no one's surprise
- no ones surprise
- no ones' surprise
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The circus ________ round of applause for the perfectly timed acrobatic stunt.
- audience received a well-deserved
- audience gave well deserved
- audience did receive a well deserved
- audience gave a well-deserved
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You ________ working hard.
- definitely have been
- have definitely been
- have been definitely
- definitely been have
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Because of its warm tropical climate, Hawaii ________ sub-zero temperatures.
- almost experiences never
- experiences never almost
- experiences almost never
- almost never experiences
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Alice went on a diet, ________, she lost five kilograms.
- by contrast
- as a result
- meanwhile
- despite this