Mar 2, 2017
- Study box. Read these sentences carefully.
1. What’s going on here? 2. He never told me what went on at school. 3. Something was going on and I wanted to know what. 4. The public have a right to know what goes on behind the scenes. - Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- Which one of these verbs means the same as ‘go on’?
- to appear
- to happen
- to exist
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
- Something is going on.
- Somebody is going on.
- Nothing is going on.
- Something was gone on.
- Which one of these verbs means the same as ‘go on’?
- Match the two halves to make complete sentences:
- The public meeting gave us a chance . . .
- what went on while I was away.
- what’s going on?
- to find out what was going on.
- what was going on.
- there’s something going on?
- She’s been very quiet lately. Do you think . . .
- what went on while I was away.
- what’s going on?
- to find out what was going on.
- what was going on.
- there’s something going on?
- Everybody came running to see . . .
- what went on while I was away.
- what’s going on?
- to find out what was going on.
- what was going on.
- there’s something going on?
- Don’t you think people should know . . .
- what went on while I was away.
- what’s going on?
- to find out what was going on.
- what was going on.
- there’s something going on?
- I have no idea . . .
- what went on while I was away.
- what’s going on?
- to find out what was going on.
- what was going on.
- there’s something going on?
- The public meeting gave us a chance . . .
- Complete these sentences in an appropriate way, using ‘go on’ in each:
- I can hear somebody screaming. What’s
- Why is she so suspicious? There must be something
- It was a long time ago, and I never discovered what had been
- I can hear somebody screaming. What’s
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