Fill in the blanks.

1. No sooner ……………… the police reach the spot than the crowd dispersed.

a) had
b) did
c) does

2. He neither loves nor ……………….. his parents.

a) respect
b) respects

3. He had scarcely left his house when he …………………… with an accident.

a) meet
b) met

4. Get out of the room; otherwise, you ……………….. out.

a) will throw
b) will be thrown
c) will be throwing

5. All the members of his family opposed him; nonetheless he ………………… abroad.

a) go
b) went
c) was going

6. Babu as well as his friend ……………….. come.

a) has
b) have

7. He would rather die than ……………….

a) beg
b) to beg
c) begging

8. As soon as he …………………. my room, I got up from the bed.

a) entered
b) enter
c) has entered

9. Although he ……………… hard, he failed.

a) worked
b) had worked

10. She asked me if I ……………….. her my book.

a) could lend
b) can lend
c) lend

Answers

1. No sooner did the police reach the spot than the crowd dispersed.

2. He neither loves nor respects his parents.

3. He had scarcely left his house when he met with an accident.

4. Get out of the room; otherwise, you will be thrown out.

5. All the members of his family opposed him; nonetheless he went abroad.

6. Babu as well as his friend has come.

7. He would rather die than beg.

8. As soon as he entered my room, I got up from the bed.

9. Although he worked / had worked hard, he failed.

10. She asked me if I could lend her my book.