Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1Please don’t use your nail ............... a screwdriver.
Wrong!
Use "as" to show the function of something.
2I don’t like people ............... me in the middle of the night.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to phone" and "phoning" are possible after "like" in this sentence.
3I will let you ............... my holiday dates next week.
Wrong!
After "let" + object, use the bare infinitive "know".
4They kept watch all night lest the robbers ............... come.
Wrong!
The formal structure with "lest" uses "should" before the main verb.
5I am going to ............... down for a few minutes.
Wrong!
Use "lie" to mean put yourself in a horizontal position.
6I earn ............... in my family.
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Use "the least" as the superlative form for the smallest amount earned.
7Those who know the answer should ............... their hands.
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Use "raise" because the verb has an object, "their hands".
8She ............... from her seat.
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Use the intransitive past-tense verb "rose" when there is no object.
9I am very sure ............... the test.
Wrong!
Use "of passing" after "sure" to describe the subject's own confidence; "sure to pass" gives the speaker's prediction about someone.
10She seemed quite sure ............... the exam.
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Use "of passing" after "sure" to describe confidence in an action or result.
11I am sorry ............... my temper yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "about losing" and "for losing" express regret about a past action.
12I am sorry ............... you that you failed the test.
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Use "to tell" after "sorry" when you are giving bad news now.
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- Please don’t use your nail as a screwdriver.
- I don’t like people to phone / phoning me in the middle of the night.
- I will let you know my holiday dates next week.
- They kept watch all night lest the robbers should come.
- I am going to lie down for a few minutes.
- I earn the least in my family.
- Those who know the answer should raise their hands.
- She rose from her seat.
- I am very sure of passing the test.
- She seemed quite sure of passing the exam.
- I am sorry about losing / for losing my temper yesterday.
- I am sorry to tell you that you failed the test.