Complete the following sentences.
1He distributed the sweets ............... the children.
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Use "among" when something is shared by more than two people.
2Which word means the opposite of "generous"?
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The best opposite of generous in this context is "economical".
3Neither of them ............... fit for the job.
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"Neither" takes a singular verb, so the correct answer is "is".
4"This building is very old," the postmaster said. "I have to find an ............... building for the post office."
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A different possible choice is an "alternative" building.
5When I met her, she ............... as a lecturer in a college.
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Use "was working" for an action in progress at a specific past time.
6What does the sentence "Had I worked harder, I would have won" mean?
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The third conditional sentence means "I did not work harder, and I did not win".
7If I had not opened the door, the cat ...............
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In the third conditional, the result clause uses "would not have jumped out".
8I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell ...............
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Use the past simple "rang" for the shorter action that interrupted the longer past action.
9The opposite of "sympathy" is ...............
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The opposite of sympathy is "apathy".
10I am going to ............... library.
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Use "the" when referring to a familiar public place such as the library.
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- He distributed the sweets among the children.
- Which word means the opposite of “generous”? — economical
- Neither of them is fit for the job.
- “This building is very old,” the postmaster said. “I have to find an alternative building for the post office.”
- When I met her, she was working as a lecturer in a college.
- What does the sentence “Had I worked harder, I would have won” mean? — I did not work harder, and I did not win
- If I had not opened the door, the cat would not have jumped out.
- I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang.
- The opposite of “sympathy” is apathy.
- I am going to the library.