Fill in the blanks.
1She seems ............... everything.
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After "seems", use the to-infinitive "to know" for an active meaning.
2They don't seem ............... each other.
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After "don't seem", use the to-infinitive "to like" for an active meaning.
3The chief guest ............... to arrive at 7:30, but he was late.
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The past situation needs the passive form "was expected" before the infinitive.
4We ............... start work at 9:00, but we rarely do anything until 9:30.
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A rule or duty is expressed with "are supposed to" in this sentence.
5Something ............... to improve the situation.
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Because "something" receives the action, the passive phrase "needs to be done" is needed.
6If you had locked the car, it wouldn't ...............
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After "wouldn't", the passive perfect form is "have been stolen".
7We ............... to hear the news. We could hardly speak.
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To describe how we felt, use the passive adjective phrase "were shocked".
8She was very quiet today. She ............... said a word.
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The adverb "hardly" means almost not at all and fits before "said".
9I will have to go shopping today. There is ............... left to eat, only a few crackers.
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Because only a few crackers remain, "hardly anything" means almost nothing.
10Our new boss is not very popular. ............... likes him; only a few people do.
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Because a few people like him, "Hardly anybody" means very few people.
11The room was crowded and every seat was taken. There was ............... to sit.
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The one-word place adverb "nowhere" means no place.
12We were good friends. Now we ............... each other.
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The phrase "hardly see" means almost never see.
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- She seems to know everything.
- They don’t seem to like each other.
- The chief guest was expected to arrive at 7:30, but he was late.
- We are supposed to start work at 9:00, but we rarely do anything until 9:30.
- Something needs to be done to improve the situation.
- If you had locked the car, it wouldn’t have been stolen.
- We were shocked to hear the news. We could hardly speak.
- She was very quiet today. She hardly said a word.
- I will have to go shopping today. There is hardly anything left to eat, only a few crackers.
- Our new boss is not very popular. Hardly anybody likes him; only a few people do.
- The room was crowded and every seat was taken. There was nowhere to sit.
- We were good friends. Now we hardly see each other.