Fill in the blanks.
1Those who violate traffic rules will have to ............... a fine.
Wrong!
The correct idiom is "pay" a fine.
2Grandma ............... me a visit yesterday.
Wrong!
The correct idiom is "paid" someone a visit.
3She looked gorgeous, and I couldn't help ............... her a compliment.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "giving" and "paying" are natural with compliment here.
4You should not trust people who do not ............... a promise.
Wrong!
The correct idiom is "keep" a promise.
5"............... quiet," said Mom.
Wrong!
The correct command is "Keep" quiet.
6I still ............... in touch with my old friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "keep" and "stay" are correct in the expression keep or stay in touch.
7They tried to provoke him, but he ............... his calm.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "kept" his calm.
8They ............... close to hitting each other.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "came" close to doing something.
9She is yet to ............... to terms with her loss.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "come" to terms with something.
10The Minister ............... under attack from the opposition over his alleged links with a gangster.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "came" under attack.
11He ............... bald in his thirties.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "went" bald.
12The boy has ............... missing.
Wrong!
The correct expression is "gone" missing.
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- Those who violate traffic rules will have to pay a fine.
- Grandma paid me a visit yesterday.
- She looked gorgeous, and I couldn’t help giving / paying her a compliment.
- You should not trust people who do not keep a promise.
- “Keep quiet,” said Mom.
- I still keep / stay in touch with my old friends.
- They tried to provoke him, but he kept his calm.
- They came close to hitting each other.
- She is yet to come to terms with her loss.
- The Minister came under attack from the opposition over his alleged links with a gangster.
- He went bald in his thirties.
- The boy has gone missing.