Fill in the blanks.
1I used to ............... hard when I was younger.
Wrong!
After "used to" for a past habit, use the base verb "work".
2He is used to ............... up late.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use the gerund "staying".
3Would you mind ............... coming late?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before a gerund, both "my" and "me" are acceptable here.
4She is junior ............... me.
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The adjective "junior" is followed by "to".
5I prefer casual clothes ............... formal clothes.
Wrong!
With "prefer X to Y", the correct preposition is "to".
6He is ............... talented than his brother.
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Use "more" before the adjective "talented" to make the comparative form.
7This is the ............... of the two options.
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When comparing two options, use the comparative form "better".
8She is ............... than me.
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Before "than", the correct comparative form is "older".
9This is the ............... that I can do for you.
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The fixed expression is "the least that I can do".
10............... country was mourning the death of its beloved leader.
Wrong!
Use "The whole" to mean all of one specific country.
11............... should not look down upon the poor.
Wrong!
Use "The rich" to refer to rich people as a group.
12Hardly had I stepped out ............... it started raining.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "hardly had", both "before" and "when" can introduce the next event.
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Answers
- I used to work hard when I was younger.
- He is used to staying up late.
- Would you mind my / me coming late?
- She is junior to me.
- I prefer casual clothes to formal clothes.
- He is more talented than his brother.
- This is the better of the two options.
- She is older than me.
- This is the least that I can do for you.
- The whole country was mourning the death of its beloved leader.
- The rich should not look down upon the poor.
- Hardly had I stepped out before / when it started raining.