Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1I met him two days ...............
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Use "ago" to count back from now.
2He isn't ............... to be a soldier.
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The adjective comes before "enough" in this pattern: "tall enough".
3You had better not ............... him.
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After "had better not", use the base verb "annoy".
4We will be in trouble if we ............... the money.
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In a first conditional if-clause, use the present simple "do not get".
5We should invest in health and education ............... defense.
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Use "rather than" to show preference between two choices. "Than" needs a comparative before it, and "instead" would need "of".
6I ............... be an artist than a doctor or engineer.
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Use "would rather" before a base verb to express preference.
7Tired ............... she was, she went jogging.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "though" and "as" can follow an adjective to introduce contrast.
8............... he was tired, he went swimming.
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Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
9It is ............... a painful memory that it still makes me emotional.
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Use "such" before an adjective plus a noun.
10Strange ............... it may seem, I don't like football.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "though" and "as" can follow an adjective in this contrast structure.
11If you marry me, I ............... you my queen.
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In the main clause of a first conditional, use "will make".
12She is ............... than anybody I know.
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Use the comparative form "braver" before "than".
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- I met him two days ago.
- He isn’t tall enough to be a soldier.
- You had better not annoy him.
- We will be in trouble if we do not get the money.
- We should invest in health and education rather than defense.
- I would rather be an artist than a doctor or engineer.
- Tired though / as she was, she went jogging.
- Though he was tired, he went swimming.
- It is such a painful memory that it still makes me emotional.
- Strange though / as it may seem, I don’t like football.
- If you marry me, I will make you my queen.
- She is braver than anybody I know.