Advanced Grammar Exercises
Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps using the word(s) in the following list:
But - to - that - even - should - there - do - as - so - had - rarely - much - of - that - until
1- Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than ============== of men.
2- She works in advertising ============ does her husband.
3- He didn't so ============= as say thank you after all we had done for him.
4- I had never before met so gentle a person.
5- ============== the two books, this one is more interesting.
6- Sam used to live in Arizona, but his company ================= him transferred to a better position in Georgia.
7- =============== dolphins catch diseases from humans is true.
8- ================ will honeybees sting unless provoked.
9- Not ============ I get my degree can I apply for this job.
10- --------------- have not been killed by the robbers when they broke into the bank made the clerk very happy.
11- If you ----------------- finish your work early, give me a ring.
12- Egyptian students score better on IQ tests than do Japanese students.
13- ----------- are thought to be more than 3,000 languages in the world.
14- He seems nice. ---------------- so, I don't trust him.
15- I was last ------------------ two in the race yesterday.
Answers to Exercise 3
1-that 2-as 3-much 4-so
5-of 6-had 7-that 8-rarely
9-until 10-to 11-should 12-do
13-there 14-even 15-but
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