Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1She is ............... the best player in the team.
Wrong!
Use the adverb "simply" to mean that she is clearly the best player.
2I will be in Mumbai between Monday ............... Friday.
Wrong!
The correct phrase is "and" in the pattern "between Monday and Friday".
3He has ............... to the market, but he should be here soon.
Wrong!
Use "gone" because he is still away at the market now.
4The milkman has already ............... here this morning; the milk is on the doorstep.
Wrong!
Use "been" to mean the milkman has visited and left already; "gone here" is not possible.
5Each ............... is different.
Wrong!
Use the singular noun "day" after "each".
6It gets really hot ............... summer.
Wrong!
Use "in" with seasons such as summer.
7He was born ............... a Friday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days such as Friday.
8She is regarded ............... one of the best dancers ever.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "regarded as" when giving an opinion about someone.
9Considered ............... a whole, the program was quite a success.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "as" in "considered as a whole".
10She watched the ............... program.
Wrong!
Use "whole" in the pattern "the whole program".
11I watched ............... the programs.
Wrong!
Use "all" in the pattern "all the programs".
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- She is simply the best player in the team.
- I will be in Mumbai between Monday and Friday.
- He has gone to the market, but he should be here soon.
- The milkman has already been here this morning; the milk is on the doorstep.
- Each day is different.
- It gets really hot in summer.
- He was born on a Friday.
- She is regarded as one of the best dancers ever.
- Considered as a whole, the program was quite a success.
- She watched the whole program.
- I watched all the programs.