Fill in the blanks.
1We have time for one film tonight, but is that movie ...............?
Wrong!
Use "any good" in questions to ask whether something is good or worth choosing.
2She is as beautiful ............... her sister.
Wrong!
Use "as" to complete the equality pattern "as + adjective + as".
3He is not nearly ............... famous as his sister.
Wrong!
Use "as" in the comparison pattern "not nearly as + adjective + as".
4I have ............... friends as you.
Wrong!
Use "as many" with plural countable nouns in comparisons of equality.
5You can take ............... cookies as you want.
Wrong!
Use "as many" before a plural countable noun in the pattern "as many + noun + as".
6She is twice ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "as old as" after "twice" to compare ages.
7When are you going to give me my money ...............?
Wrong!
Use "back" when something is returned to the person who had it before.
8I am going to take this cheese ............... to the store because it is mouldy.
Wrong!
Use "back" when you return something to a shop or to its previous place.
9............... I didn't like him, but later we became good friends.
Wrong!
Use "At first" to mean at the beginning of a situation that later changed.
10You have already insulted me once; do that ............... and I will be very angry.
Wrong!
Use "again" to mean one more time after something has already happened.
11My car is parked ............... the library, right outside the main entrance.
Wrong!
Use "in front of" for a position outside the front side of a place.
12We have met only once or twice, but I can't help ............... about him.
Wrong!
Use "thinking" after the fixed expression "can't help".
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- We have time for one film tonight, but is that movie any good?
- She is as beautiful as her sister.
- He is not nearly as famous as his sister.
- I have as many friends as you.
- You can take as many cookies as you want.
- She is twice as old as me.
- When are you going to give me my money back?
- I am going to take this cheese back to the store because it is mouldy.
- At first I didn’t like him, but later we became good friends.
- You have already insulted me once; do that again and I will be very angry.
- My car is parked in front of the library, right outside the main entrance.
- We have met only once or twice, but I can’t help thinking about him.