Fill in the blanks with even, also or as well.
1He eats everything. He eats ............... ointment.
Wrong!
Use "even" to emphasize that eating ointment is surprising or extreme.
2She was here on Monday. She was here on Tuesday ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as well" and "also" can add Tuesday to Monday at the end of the sentence.
3She was a writer. She was ............... a singer.
Wrong!
Use "also" before the noun phrase to add another role or fact.
4Yesterday was hot. Today is ...............
Wrong!
Use "even hotter" to emphasize that today is hotter than yesterday; "even" can strengthen a comparative, but "very" cannot.
5He wears a coat ............... in summer.
Wrong!
Use "even" to emphasize that wearing a coat in summer is surprising.
6She doesn’t earn much. I earn ............... than she does.
Wrong!
Use "even less" to emphasize that my earnings are lower than hers; "even" can strengthen a comparative.
7I usually get up early. My mother gets up ............... than I do.
Wrong!
Use "even earlier" to emphasize that my mother gets up earlier than I do.
8She didn’t seek anyone’s help ............... she was in real trouble.
Wrong!
Use "even when" to show that the difficult situation did not change her action.
9............... I had a headache that day, I enjoyed the party.
Wrong!
Use "Even though" to introduce a real contrasting fact.
10She completely ignored me at the party. She didn’t ............... look at me.
Wrong!
Use "even" to emphasize that she did not do the smallest expected action.
11She never takes a day off. She works on Sundays ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as well" and "also" can add Sundays to the days she works at the end of the sentence.
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- He eats everything. He eats even ointment.
- She was here on Monday. She was here on Tuesday as well / also.
- She was a writer. She was also a singer.
- Yesterday was hot. Today is even hotter.
- He wears a coat even in summer.
- She doesn’t earn much. I earn even less than she does.
- I usually get up early. My mother gets up even earlier than I do.
- She didn’t seek anyone’s help even when she was in real trouble.
- Even though I had a headache that day, I enjoyed the party.
- She completely ignored me at the party. She didn’t even look at me.
- She never takes a day off. She works on Sundays as well / also.