Fill in the blanks.
1Give me a call ............... you need help.
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Use "in case" or "if" before a subject and verb to introduce a possible situation.
2............... fire, dial 101.
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Use "In case of" before a noun to mean what to do if something happens.
3This is the house ............... he was born in.
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Use "that" or "which" for the house when the preposition "in" comes later in the clause.
4I went to the office ............... he works.
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Use "where" to mean "in or at the place" before a clause about location.
5We will arrive ............... Bangkok on Tuesday.
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Use "in" after "arrive" when the destination is a city or country.
6Is anybody ............... home?
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Use "at" in the fixed expression "at home".
7The kite flew very ............... in the sky.
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Use "high" to describe something far above the ground.
8Can you help me ............... my key?
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After "help me", both "find" and "to find" are correct verb forms.
9I saw him ............... the milk.
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After "saw him", both "drink" and "drinking" are possible, with a small difference in focus.
10I heard them ............... in the other room.
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After "heard them", both "talk" and "talking" are possible, with a small difference in focus.
11I watched the children ............... in the park.
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After "watched the children", both "play" and "playing" are possible, with a small difference in focus.
12She looked ...............
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Use the adjective "anxious" after the linking verb "looked".
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Answers
- Give me a call in case / if you need help.
- In case of fire, dial 101.
- This is the house that / which he was born in.
- I went to the office where he works.
- We will arrive in Bangkok on Tuesday.
- Is anybody at home?
- The kite flew very high in the sky.
- Can you help me find / to find my key?
- I saw him drink / drinking the milk.
- I heard them talk / talking in the other room.
- I watched the children play / playing in the park.
- She looked anxious.