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Common Idiomatic Expressions in English

May 19, 2024 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Those who violate traffic rules will have to ...................... a fine.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Grandma .......................... me a visit yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

3. She looked gorgeous and I couldn't help ........................... her a compliment.

Correct! Wrong!

4. You should not trust people who do not .......................... a promise.

Correct! Wrong!

5. '......................... quiet,' said Mom.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I still .......................... in touch with my old friends.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either keep in touch or stay in touch is possible here. Stay in touch implies regular contact. Keep in touch implies intermittent contact.

7. They tried to provoke him but he ......................... his calm.

Correct! Wrong!

8. They ....................... close to hitting each other.

Correct! Wrong!

9. She is yet to ............................ to terms with her loss.

Correct! Wrong!

10. The Minister ................................. under attack from the opposition over his alleged links with a gangster.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He ........................... bald in his thirties.

Correct! Wrong!

12. The boy has ........................ missing.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

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