Word Order Exercises PDFSet 3: Focus Adverbs, Fronting & Complex Sentences
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Which sentence means 'No one else helped me — just Tom'?
a) Tom helped me only.b) Tom only helped me.c) Only Tom helped me.d) Tom helped only me.
2.Hurry up! The bus has _____ .
a) just leftb) left justc) just been leavingd) just leave
3.She speaks French, and she _____ Spanish.
a) speaks as alsob) speaks also wellc) does also speakingd) also speaks
4.Don't worry. I'll _____ the report by Friday.
a) finish definitelyb) definitely finishc) to definitely finishd) definitely to finish
5.She has _____ three books this month. She loves reading.
a) already readb) reading alreadyc) already been readd) already reading
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.Only Tom helped me.
2.just left
3.also speaks
4.definitely finish
5.already read
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."Only Tom helped me."(c)
'Only' modifies the word or phrase that comes right after it. 'Only Tom' = no one else. Compare: 'Tom helped only me' = he helped me and no one else; 'Tom only helped me' = all he did was help me (nothing more).
2."just left"(a)
In the present perfect, 'just' (= a moment ago) goes between 'have/has' and the past participle: 'has just left'. This is the standard position for time adverbs in perfect tenses.
3."also speaks"(d)
'Also' goes before the main verb in English: 'she also speaks'. Don't put 'also' after the verb (*she speaks also). With 'be', it goes after: 'She is also a teacher.'
4."definitely finish"(b)
Adverbs go between the modal verb and the main verb: 'will definitely finish'. Don't put the adverb after the main verb when there's an object (*will finish definitely the report).
5."already read"(a)
In the present perfect, 'already' goes between 'has/have' and the past participle: 'has already read'. 'Already been read' would be passive (the books were read by someone), not active.
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