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My family and I wanted to spend some time together away from home. Last Sunday, we (1)___ to the seaside. The weather (2)___ sunny and warm. We left home (3)___ eight in the morning. My aunt drove (4)___ car. I sat next to my cousin, (5)___ was very excited.
We (6)___ before ten. There (7)___ many people on the beach. I didn't (8)___ because the water was cold. My cousin played (9)___ a ball. We ate sandwiches (10)___ lunch.
My sandwich was (11)___ than his. After lunch, we (12)___ along the beach. I found (13)___ pretty shells. We came home (14)___ the evening. I was tired, (15)___ I was happy too.
Last Sunday, we went to the seaside. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
The weather ___ sunny and warm.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: was
The weather was sunny and warm. Was is used with singular I/he/she/it in the past; were is used with you/we/they.
We left home ___ eight in the morning.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: at
We left home at eight in the morning. Use at for clock times or night, on for named days, and in for parts of the day.
My aunt drove ___ car.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: her
My aunt drove her car. Use a possessive form to show who something belongs to; subject and object pronouns have different functions.
I sat next to my cousin, ___ was very excited.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: who
I sat next to my cousin, who was very excited. Choose a relative pronoun for a person or thing, or where for a place when no other subject/object is missing.
We ___ before ten.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: arrived
We arrived before ten. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
There ___ many people on the beach.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: were
There were many people on the beach. In there is/was and there are/were, the verb agrees with the noun that follows.
I didn't ___ because the water was cold.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: swim
I didn't swim because the water was cold. Use the base verb after do/did or help in this construction.
My cousin played ___ a ball.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: with
My cousin played with a ball. This word completes the prepositional pattern in the sentence.
We ate sandwiches ___ lunch.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: for
We ate sandwiches for lunch. This word completes the prepositional pattern in the sentence.
My sandwich was ___ than his.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: smaller
My sandwich was smaller than his. Use the comparative form to compare two things, often with than.
After lunch, we ___ along the beach.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: walked
After lunch, we walked along the beach. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
I found ___ pretty shells.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: some
I found some pretty shells. Countable and uncountable nouns require different quantity words; check the sentence and noun.
We came home ___ the evening.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: in
We came home in the evening. Use at for clock times or night, on for named days, and in for parts of the day.
I was tired, ___ I was happy too.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: but
I was tired, but I was happy too. But joins two contrasting clauses or choices here.
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Gap 1Last Sunday, we ___ to the seaside.
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Correct answer: went
Last Sunday, we went to the seaside. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
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Correct answer: was
The weather was sunny and warm. Was is used with singular I/he/she/it in the past; were is used with you/we/they.
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Correct answer: at
We left home at eight in the morning. Use at for clock times or night, on for named days, and in for parts of the day.
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Correct answer: her
My aunt drove her car. Use a possessive form to show who something belongs to; subject and object pronouns have different functions.
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Correct answer: who
I sat next to my cousin, who was very excited. Choose a relative pronoun for a person or thing, or where for a place when no other subject/object is missing.
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Correct answer: arrived
We arrived before ten. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
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Correct answer: were
There were many people on the beach. In there is/was and there are/were, the verb agrees with the noun that follows.
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Correct answer: swim
I didn't swim because the water was cold. Use the base verb after do/did or help in this construction.
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Correct answer: with
My cousin played with a ball. This word completes the prepositional pattern in the sentence.
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Correct answer: for
We ate sandwiches for lunch. This word completes the prepositional pattern in the sentence.
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Correct answer: smaller
My sandwich was smaller than his. Use the comparative form to compare two things, often with than.
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Correct answer: walked
After lunch, we walked along the beach. Use the past simple for a completed event in the past.
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Correct answer: some
I found some pretty shells. Countable and uncountable nouns require different quantity words; check the sentence and noun.
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Correct answer: in
We came home in the evening. Use at for clock times or night, on for named days, and in for parts of the day.
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Correct answer: but
I was tired, but I was happy too. But joins two contrasting clauses or choices here.
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