Promising Grammarians Competition

You .............. another job pretty soon. I have a feeling that you're going to get fired before long.

• 'd better to start to look for

• 'd better start looking for

• 'd better to start looking for

• 'd better starting to look for

............. feeding these fish, please be careful with .............. you give them.

• After / that

• When / what

• Before / when

• After/ when

Do you have any idea what she .............. at this time tomorrow?

• will do

• is doing

• will be doing

• has been doing

He ............... from the university in 1995. Then, he ….......... two years in the army.

• graduated / spent

• had graduated / has spent

• graduated / has spent

• graduated/was spent

.................... two months at sea, he came back healthier than ever.

• Spending

• Having spent

• While spending

• spent

Everyone objected to her coming along with us, ..............?

• didn't he

• did anyone

• didn't they

• did they

A little boy would rather ______.

• to play than to study

• play than study

• playing than studying

• play to studying

The incident has been witnessed by a number of  ______.

• passer-byes

• passer-bys

• passers-by

• passers-bye

What makes a man (or a woman) the happiest is his (or her) ............... arrival to stay for a few months!

• mother-in-law's

• mother's-in-law

• mother-in-laws'

• mothers-in-law

He listened to them with great patience ............... he was obviously infuriated.

• nevertheless

• however

• though

• despite