PET READING PART 6 OPEN GAP FILL 2

Answers

GAP 1 (THERE) ... It has two floors. On the ground floor there is a spacious living room with a stone ... ↑_ _ _
THERE + BE => PRONOUN
THERE IS => used to show that something exists or happens.
Common Errors:
There is twenty pupils in the classroom. X
There are twenty pupils in the classroom. V If the NOUN after BE is plural, the VERB is plural!

GAP 2 (TO) ... living room with a stone fireplace. Next to the living room we have a big kitchen. My ... ↑_ _↑
NEXT TO => PREPOSITION
NEXT TO => very close to someone or something.
Common Errors:
~~Stephen's sitting next of the window.~~ X
Stephen's sitting next to the window. V NEXT + TO => VERY CLOSE

GAP 3 (BECAUSE) ... on each floor. I'm very happy because I have my own room. It's on the first floor, opposite my brother's ... ↑_ _ _
BECAUSE + SUBJECT + VERB
BECAUSE => (CONJUNCTION), used when you are giving the reason for something.
Common Errors:
~~She couldn't go because her illness.~~ X
She couldn't go because she was ill. V

GAP 4 (ANY) ... in front of the house. There aren't any trees or bushes in it because my mum loves ... ↑_ _ _
ANY => DETERMINER
ANY => used with uncountable or plural nouns in negative sentences and questions.
Common Errors:
~~Jim hasn't got his camera, so he can't take some photographs.~~ X
Jim hasn't got his camera, so he can't take any photographs. V We usually use ANY in negative sentences and questions.

GAP 5 (OF) ... tulips. That's why this garden is full of tulips! We also have a small backyard behind ↑_↑
FULL OF => ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
FULL OF => having or containing a large number or amount of something.
Common Errors:
~~The shopping centre was full with people.~~ X
The shopping centre was full of people. V FULL + OF + NOUN

GAP 6 (WHERE) ... behind the house. It's a place where I usually spend my free time and play with ... ↑_ _ _
WHERE => ADVERB
WHERE => used after words or phrases that refer to a place or situation to mean 'at, in or to which'.
Common Errors:
~~She wanted to go to Cambridge, where her aunt lived there.~~ X
She wanted to go to Cambridge, where her aunt lived. V

PET Reading Part 6

My New House

Answers