on 08.2.4 11:40 AM, Cynthia Baird at [log in to unmask] wrote:
Brad Johnston <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hey, Grammarians,
(This may not work unless you're set for "color & graphics" instead of "plain text".)
Someone fill this in for me, will you please? I'll show you something that will interest you.
Let's say, "several someones", please fill this in for me; enough to get a fix, and send it back to [log in to unmask] I'll sort 'em out and put it back on the listserv, without identifying who said what, although I'd be surprised if there is not unanimity. But anything's possible, so let's have a look.
.brad.sun.03feb08.
Fill in the blanks or else give me the words with the numbers, if you like.
1
They were______ (be) amazed. They _had never heard____ (hear, never) of this song.
2
If only she (keep) quiet! (referring to the past)
had kept
3
John __is___ (be) upset because his application __was turned___ (be) turned down.
4
I __had never eaten______ (never, eat) such a huge pizza before I ___went________ (go) to Italy.
5
By the time his heart ___was____ (be) transplanted, he ___had undergone_________ (undergo) many medical procedures.
6
After I ___did______ (do) the washing-up, I __watched_____ (watch) my favorite TV program.
7
The show ____had already started_____ (already, start) when we ___arrived_____ (arrive).
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