Fill in the blanks.
1"Sandra is angry with me." "............... sending her some flowers?"
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Use "How about" before a gerund when making a suggestion.
2I can't find my ID. I think I have ............... it at home.
Wrong!
Use "left" when you say where something was not taken from.
3Please ............... this file with you when you go to the tax office.
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Use "take" for movement away from the speaker to another place.
4Have you ............... your laptop? We need it here for the meeting.
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Use "brought" for movement toward the speaker or the current place ("here").
5They tried to prevent us ............... leaving.
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The verb "prevent" is followed by "from" plus a gerund.
6............... a resource crunch, the facility was shut down.
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Use "Due to" before a noun phrase to give a reason.
7............... being a talented actor, he does not have many fans.
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Use "Despite" before a noun or gerund phrase to show contrast.
8I wish I ............... never grown up.
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Use "had" in "I wish" sentences about unreal past situations.
9You would have succeeded if you ............... harder.
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The third conditional uses "had tried" in the if-clause.
10Can I try this coat ...............?
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Use "on" in the phrasal verb "try on" for clothes.
11Most marital issues can be resolved if you talk to your spouse face ............... face.
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The fixed expression is "face to face", meaning in direct personal contact.
12Snow ............... when the sun comes out.
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Use "melts" for a general fact with a singular subject.
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- “Sandra is angry with me.” “How about sending her some flowers?”
- I can’t find my ID. I think I have left it at home.
- Please take this file with you when you go to the tax office.
- Have you brought your laptop? We need it here for the meeting.
- They tried to prevent us from leaving.
- Due to a resource crunch, the facility was shut down.
- Despite being a talented actor, he does not have many fans.
- I wish I had never grown up.
- You would have succeeded if you had tried harder.
- Can I try this coat on?
- Most marital issues can be resolved if you talk to your spouse face to face.
- Snow melts when the sun comes out.