Fill in the blanks.
1There is no ............... in talking to her.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "there is no point in" followed by a gerund.
2It is no ............... waiting for him.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "no use" followed by a gerund.
3............... all I know, they are still very much together.
Wrong!
The idiom is "For all I know", meaning the speaker is not certain.
4I look forward ............... a grandmother.
Wrong!
After "look forward", use "to becoming" because "to" is a preposition here.
5I told you ...............
Wrong!
The normal negative infinitive after "told you" is "not to move".
6............... the time you reach the station, the train will have gone.
Wrong!
Use "By" to mean not later than that future time.
7If a wound is taking too long to ..............., you should get it examined by a doctor.
Wrong!
A wound can "heal" by becoming healthy again.
8If you don't pay your bill, your water supply will be cut ...............
Wrong!
The phrasal verb for stopping a supply is "cut off".
9She burst ............... tears as she narrated her ordeal.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "burst into tears".
10We arrived on time ............... the traffic jam.
Wrong!
Before a noun phrase, "despite" is correct without "of".
11............... having a fever, he went to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before the gerund phrase, both "In spite of" and "Despite" are correct.
12It is time you ............... on.
Wrong!
After "It is time you", use the past form "moved" for a present or future recommendation.
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- There is no point in talking to her.
- It is no use waiting for him.
- For all I know, they are still very much together.
- I look forward to becoming a grandmother.
- I told you not to move.
- By the time you reach the station, the train will have gone.
- If a wound is taking too long to heal, you should get it examined by a doctor.
- If you don’t pay your bill, your water supply will be cut off.
- She burst into tears as she narrated her ordeal.
- We arrived on time despite the traffic jam.
- In spite of / Despite having a fever, he went to work.
- It is time you moved on.