FINAL 4

Choose the correct form of the word in parentheses in the following sentences.
28. Mid was sure the problem (is, was, am) (solve, solving, solved).
29. I believe he is (refer, refers, referring, referred) to the old contract, which
has been (nullify, nullifying, nullified).
30. Marilyn (wish, wishing, wishes) that they (will, would) never (of, have)
moved from their old neighborhood.
31. Eric (pay, paid) the bill and (keep, kept) the receipt.
32. The plumber (do, did, done) a complete estimate for us so that we would
(know, knew, known) exactly how much the job (costed, costs, would
cost).
33. The sweater (shrink, shrank, shrunk), even though I (use, used, had used)
cold water.
34. My grandfather was very thrifty; he never (through, threw, throw) anything
away if he thought he could (used, use, uses) it again.
35. By the time Jenna (meets, met) her fiancé, I had already (am, been, was)
married for three years.
36. I learned that the earth (revolves, revolved) around the sun when I was in
kindergarten.
37. If I (was, were) you, I would (took, takes, take) him up on his offer.
38. Half of the guests (was,were) late, but each of the hostesses (was,were) on
time.
39. Neither the coach nor the players (want, wants) to practice this weekend.
40. Everybody wants (his or her, their) name on the trophy, but both Jon and
Tom (want, wants) only (their, his) initials.
41. (We, Us) teachers wasted (fewer, less) hours than (they, them).
42. The paper is (lying, laying) on the dining room table, and the car is (setting,
sitting) in the drive.
43. (Its, It’s) time for a break when the day reaches (its, it’s) end.
44. (Your, You’re) the one (that, who, which) responds to my requests.
45. (Their,There,They’re) hoping to close (their, there, they’re) mortgage if the
paperwork is (their, there, they’re) in the office by morning.
46. (Fewer, Less) people attended the conference this year, even though there
was a greater (amount, number) of key speakers than last year.
47. As it (passed, past),we watched the (plain, plane) (brake, break) slowly and
stop.
48. I (hear, here) that the (hole, whole) department is required to (meat,
meet) in the conference room tomorrow morning.
49. What (affect, effect) will the consultant’s (advice, advise) have on (weather,
whether) or not we (loose, lose, loss) more profits this year (than, then) we
did last year?
50. The mayor (use, used) to think that the chief of police was (suppose, supposed)
to attend all fires in the city.