Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1The CEO asked me to apologise in writing, and I agreed to ............... before the end of the day.
Wrong!
Use do so to refer back formally to an action already mentioned, especially in business contexts.
2If you want to challenge the decision, you can ............... through the official appeals process, not on social media.
Wrong!
Use do so to refer to the action in a formal, procedural way.
3He promised he would back me up in the meeting, but he didn’t ............... when it mattered.
Wrong!
Use do so to refer back to the promised action without repeating it.
4I know the report is tedious, but just ............... and we can move on.
Wrong!
Use do it for completing a specific task that is clear from context.
5Don’t ............... again, and definitely not in front of the client.
Wrong!
Use do that to point to a specific behaviour, often with criticism or warning.
6She rolled her eyes at the interviewer, and she knew she shouldn’t have ...............
Wrong!
Use done that to refer to a specific, just-mentioned action with a slightly judgmental tone.
7If you’re going to resign, ............... properly and give them notice.
Wrong!
Use do it to mean carry out the decision in a practical, concrete way.
8He hinted that I should bend the rules, but I refused to ............... on principle.
Wrong!
Use do so to refer back to the suggested action in a more formal, detached way.
9If you’re going to criticise her work, don’t ............... in a group chat.
Wrong!
Use do that to point to a specific behaviour (criticising her work in that setting), often with a warning tone.
10I asked him to lower his voice, and he actually ............... for once.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both did so and did it can refer back to the request. Did so sounds slightly more formal; did it is more direct.
11If you want to file a complaint, you’re free to ............... at any time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both do so and do it work here. Do so is more formal; do it is more direct.
12She kept checking her phone during the presentation, and everyone noticed her ...............
Wrong!
Use doing that to refer to a specific repeated behaviour that has just been described.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The CEO asked me to apologise in writing, and I agreed to do so before the end of the day.
- If you want to challenge the decision, you can do so through the official appeals process, not on social media.
- He promised he would back me up in the meeting, but he didn’t do so when it mattered.
- I know the report is tedious, but just do it and we can move on.
- Don’t do that again, and definitely not in front of the client.
- She rolled her eyes at the interviewer, and she knew she shouldn’t have done that
- If you’re going to resign, do it properly and give them notice.
- He hinted that I should bend the rules, but I refused to do so on principle.
- If you’re going to criticise her work, don’t do that in a group chat.
- I asked him to lower his voice, and he actually did so/did it for once.
- If you want to file a complaint, you’re free to do so/do it at any time.
- She kept checking her phone during the presentation, and everyone noticed her doing that
