Fill in the blanks.
1This box is made ............... plastic.
Wrong!
Use "of" for the material of an object when the material is still recognizable.
2They made him ...............
Wrong!
Use "apologize" because "make" takes an object plus the base form of the verb.
3You look ............... your sister.
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Use "like" before a noun to mean similar to someone or something.
4I earn ............... money than a barber.
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Use "less" with the uncountable noun "money" in comparisons.
5I would like to spend ............... my time cooking.
Wrong!
Use "less of" before a noun phrase with a determiner such as "my time".
6............... people have stable jobs now.
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Use "Fewer" with the plural countable noun "people".
7If you want to lose weight, eat ............... food.
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Use "less" with the uncountable noun "food".
8One of the biggest men I had ever seen was ............... under a tree.
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Use "lying" as the present participle of "lie", meaning to recline.
9You ............... have told her.
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Use "needn't have" + past participle for something that was done but was not necessary.
10There is a lot of work ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both "to do" and "to be done" can describe work that needs completion here.
11There was ............... to read.
Wrong!
Use "enough light" because "enough" comes before a noun.
12He was told ............... smoking.
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Use "to quit" because "tell" in the passive is followed by a to-infinitive.
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- This box is made of plastic.
- They made him apologize.
- You look like your sister.
- I earn less money than a barber.
- I would like to spend less of my time cooking.
- Fewer people have stable jobs now.
- If you want to lose weight, eat less food.
- One of the biggest men I had ever seen was lying under a tree.
- You needn’t have told her.
- There is a lot of work to do / to be done.
- There was enough light to read.
- He was told to quit smoking.