Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. Please don’t use your nail …………. a screwdriver.
We use ‘as’ to say what function a person or object has.
2. I don’t like people …………… me in the middle of the night.
Like can be followed by an ing form or a to-infinitive.
3. I will let you …………….. my holiday dates next week.
Let is followed by an infinitive without to.
4. They kept watch all night lest the robbers ……………. come.
Should is the only auxiliary that can be used after lest.
5. I am going to ………….. down for a few minutes.
To lie is to be horizontal.
6. I earn ………………. in my family.
The least is the superlative of little. It is used before uncountable nouns.
7. Those who know the answer should ………….. their hands.
We use raise with an object.
8. She ……………. from her seat.
To rise from your seat is to get up.
9. I am very sure ……………… the test.
We use sure + infinitive to talk about our own feelings.
10. She seemed quite sure …………. the exam.
Sure + of + ing is used to refer to the feelings of the person you are talking about.
11. I am sorry ……………. my temper yesterday.
Sorry + about/for + ing is used to talk about past things we regret.
12. I am sorry …………… you that you failed the test.
Sorry + infinitive is used to apologize for current situations.
Answers
1. Please don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
2. I don’t like people phoning / to phone me in the middle of the night.
3. I will let you know my holiday dates next week.
4. They kept watch all night lest the robbers should come.
5. I am going to lie down for a few minutes.
6. I earn the least in my family.
7. Those who know the answer should raise their hands.
8. She rose from her seat.
9. I am very sure to pass the test.
10. She seemed quite sure of passing the exam.
11. I am sorry about / for losing my temper yesterday.
12. I am sorry to tell you that you failed the test.
