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Unit 46: Grammar Exercises

Choose the correct sentence in each pair.

Example: You _____ light a naked flame near the gas pumps.

a) I wish the program would play fair.
b) I wish the program would prove fair.

The answer is: a) - I wish the program would play fair.
(The other sentence has a stative verb.)
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1.
a) I wish it would seem hard.
b) I wish it would snow hard.

2.
a) I wish it would feel early.
b) I wish it would come early.

3.
a) I wish she would play well.
b) I wish she would appear well.

4.
a) I wish the lions would run free.
b) I wish the lions would remain free.

5.
a) I wish the teacher would be late.
b) I wish the teacher would arrive late.

6.
a) I wish nothing would go wrong.
b) I wish nothing would seem wrong.

7.
a) I wish my car would move faster.
b) I wish my car would become faster.

8.
a) I wish my bicycle would steer right.
b) I wish my bicycle would sound right.

9.
a) I wish the class wouldn’t talk loud.
b) I wish the class wouldn’t become loud.

10.
a) I wish the thief would turn straight.
b) I wish the thief would walk straight.
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