Complete the following sentences using a word or phrase from the given options.
1If I were you, I ............... be careful with the choice of my words.
Wrong!
In second conditional advice, use "would" after "If I were you."
2James is the ............... efficient of the two assistants we employed last month.
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Use "more" when comparing one person with another in a group of two.
3The mother of the dead child was overwhelmed ............... grief.
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The adjective phrase is "overwhelmed with" when describing strong emotion.
4I congratulate you ............... your wonderful achievement.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "on" and "for" can follow "congratulate you" in this sentence.
5She was so fastidious that she liked ............... of the three designs I submitted.
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Use "none" to mean not one of three or more things.
6............... a very long time, this city has been prosperous.
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Use "For" with a length of time such as "a very long time."
7You won’t have much difficulty ............... making friends in Italy.
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The common pattern is "difficulty in" followed by a gerund.
8Not many people are interested ............... algebra.
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The adjective "interested" is followed by "in."
9I was sorry when Alice moved to France. We ............... good friends since our school days.
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Use "had been" for a friendship that existed before Alice moved to France.
10We walked ............... the edge of the valley.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as far as" and "up to" can mean reaching the edge of a place.
Answers
- If I were you, I would be careful with the choice of my words.
- James is the more efficient of the two assistants we employed last month.
- The mother of the dead child was overwhelmed with grief.
- I congratulate you on / for your wonderful achievement.
- She was so fastidious that she liked none of the three designs I submitted.
- For a very long time, this city has been prosperous.
- You won’t have much difficulty in making friends in Italy.
- Not many people are interested in algebra.
- I was sorry when Alice moved to France. We had been good friends since our school days.
- We walked as far as / up to the edge of the valley.
