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Ellipsis and substitution

Find the mistake in each of the lines of text and click on it. Then, correct the mistake in the box. Select'Check' to see if you have corrected the mistake.

1. My uncle was absolutely delihted with the !resent, but my aunt didn't . 

". # never  thouht # would see her  aain, but yesterday # would . 

$. # was afraid she miht already have seen the film, but she didn't .

 

%.  &s soon as he started smokin, she asked him not so . 

. (o you have time to answer  a few )uestions* +o, #'m afraid so .

 

. -ill  &lex be comin* # assume that unless he's ot somethin else to do. 

Fill in the missin words

My um!er is worn out, so # need a new.............

Mary likes coffee and # .............too

/as she arrived* # think ...........

/is car is red and .......is too

# like 0reece we went on holiday .............

/e may lose ho!e but # ho!e ...........

There's !lenty of food, so do have............

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This is a quiz which tests your knowledge ofsubstitution of verbs.

Many British graduates are taking jobs overseas and the reason they are ….......... is

because graduate unemployment is currently high in the UK.

doing it doing so doing this way doing such thing

 The prince is then told to kill and bring home a dragon, but in order to …..........., he has

to cross the orbidden Mountain.

do it do so do this thing do thus

Many people have re!used to vote in elections !or years. They may have ….........

because they believe that their vote can change nothing.

do so did so done so doing so

"ood writers !re#uently rephrase and summarise the main ideas in their te$ts. They

….......... in order to remind the reader about what is important.

do so doing so did so have done so

 The company changed their product packaging last year and by …....... they have

attracted many new customers.

so they did so doing so done so

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 There has been a lot o! speculation about why the team played so badly % the manager

claims that they…......... because they were tired.

do so had done so did so were doing so

&estern powers are constantly intervening in Middle 'ast politics, but in constantly

…........., they risk alienating the (rab world.

doing so do so did so having done so

)uring the court case, the accused man was asked why he had stolen the painting , but

he only admitted much later that he had …......... because his wi!e loved it.

doing so been doing so done so did so

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My um!er is worn out, so # need a new 22222    one 34

Mary likes coffee and # 22222 too   do 34

/as she arrived* # think 22222    so 34

/is car is red and 22222 is too   mine 34

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# like 0reece we went on holiday 22222    there 34

/e may lose but # ho!e 22222    not 34

There's !lenty of food, so do have 22222    some 34

These cu!s are dirty. 5et's use the other 22222    ones 34