Fill in the blanks.
1He visits his mother on ............... days.
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Use "alternate" to mean every other day.
2He took a deep ...............
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The noun after "a deep" is "breath".
3She hails from a ............... family.
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Use "respectable" to describe a family that is considered good and proper.
4They were in ............... danger of being killed.
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Use "imminent" for danger that is likely to happen very soon.
5Everyone was present ............... John.
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Use "except" to mean not including someone or something.
6You should wear ............... garments while exercising.
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Use "loose" for clothes that are not tight.
7You never ............... to amaze me.
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Use "cease" to mean stop in the phrase "never cease to amaze me".
8The Enforcement Directorate ............... his property.
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Use "seized" when an authority takes property by force or law.
9Rabbits live in ...............
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Use "burrows" for holes or tunnels where rabbits live.
10You can easily carry this bag if you ............... it to your back.
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Use "strap" to mean fasten something with a strap.
11Hard work is the only ............... to success.
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Use "route" to mean a way or path to success.
12Why didn’t you ............... him the way to the station?
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Use "ask" with a person and the information you want: "ask him the way". "Speak to" cannot take a second object like "the way".
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- He visits his mother on alternate days.
- He took a deep breath.
- She hails from a respectable family.
- They were in imminent danger of being killed.
- Everyone was present except John.
- You should wear loose garments while exercising.
- You never cease to amaze me.
- The Enforcement Directorate seized his property.
- Rabbits live in burrows.
- You can easily carry this bag if you strap it to your back.
- Hard work is the only route to success.
- Why didn’t you ask him the way to the station?