- elementary-
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 5
Start vs. Begin
Q1 I ....... my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work.
(a) began (b) started (c) begin (d) start
Q2 My car very rarely ....... first time when the weather is really cold.
(a) begins (b) beginning (c) starting (d) starts
Q3 We ....... off early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun rise.
(a) began (b) started (c) starting (d) beginning
Q4 I read the ....... of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.
(a) starting (b) start (c) beginning (d) begin
Q5 I can't ....... to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
(a) start (b) begin (c) starts (d) begins
Q6 He ....... off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
(a) started (b) began (c) begun (d) starts
Q7 I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of ....... luck.
(a) start's (b) starter's (c) beginner's (d) beginning's
Q8 As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ....... of the end.
(a) start (b) begin (c) starting (d) beginning
Q9 Who would like to ....... off the debate?
(a) begin (b) start (c) begins (d) starting
Q10 I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't ....... up that old argument again.
(a) start (b) begin (c) starts (d) begins
