Noun Clauses 1
1 . When I went to collect my jacket from the drycleaner ' s , the assistant said that he ......... it but .......... able to remove the stain .
A ) was cleaning / won ' t have been B ) had cleaned / hadn ' t been would C ) have cleaned / hasn ' t been D ) is cleaning / wasn ' t E ) had been cleaning / isn ' t
2 . The boy confessed that he had stolen the bread , but pleaded that his sister and he ......... at the time .
A ) will have starved B ) are starving C ) had been starving D ) have starved E ) will starve
3 . Are you sure she was in when you ........ her but ........ the phone ?
A ) will be phoning / won ' t answer B ) had phoned / isn ' t answering C ) are phoning / hasn ' t answered D ) phoned / didn ' t answer E ) have phoned / doesn ' t answer
4 . We asked at the lost property counter whether a pink and blue bag ........ but the assistant told us that no one ...... in anything fitting our description .
A ) was found / has been handed B ) is being found / would have handed C ) will have found / is going to hand D ) had been found / had handed E ) might have found / will be handing
5 . Mr Haughin phoned his wife to say that she ........ to cook anything for dinner that day as they ......... to his colleague ' s .
A ) doesn ' t need / have been invited B ) didn ' t need / had been invited C ) won ' t need / are invited D ) hasn ' t needed / were being invited E ) wouldn ' t need / will be invited
6 . I was glad to hear that the factory ..... down after all as a new owner ..... .
A ) won ' t have closed / had been finding B ) shouldn ' t have closed / has found C ) doesn ' t close / has been found D ) wasn ' t closing / is found E ) wouldn ' t be closing / had been found
7 . We feared that the roads ......... too busy on a national holiday , so we ......... not to go anywhere but stay at home .
A ) will have been / decide B ) are / could have decided C ) would be / decided D ) were / will decide E ) had been / have decided
8 . The sales manager ......... the director that some customers ......... models on special offer in the sale already .
A ) is informing / buy B ) is informed / bought C ) informed / had bought D ) had informed / will be buying E ) was informed / are buying