1............... he wasn't schooled, his common sense guided him through life.
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Use "Though" to introduce a contrast between not being schooled and having common sense. "Despite" and "Because of" cannot be followed by a subject and verb.
2If he were more communicative, we ............... know his true feelings.
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The second conditional uses "would" in the main clause after an unreal if-clause.
3............... he got a raise, he has been too complacent to work hard.
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Use "Ever since" to mean from that time until now with the present perfect.
4The tenants complained that there ............... not enough hot water.
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In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "was" matches the singular subject and past time frame.
5The boy remained in concealment ............... the bully went away.
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Use "until" to show that the boy stayed hidden up to the time the bully left.
6Diplomas were conferred ............... members of the graduating class.
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The fixed expression is "conferred on" when an honor or diploma is formally given to someone.
7He would be a good pianist if he ............... more confidence.
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The second conditional uses the past form "had" in the if-clause for an unreal present situation.
8If a pregnant woman ............... not take care of herself, she can give her baby congenital defects.
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The singular subject "a pregnant woman" needs "does" before the base verb in a negative present simple clause.
9A conscientious worker arrives on time and ............... no mess behind him.
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The verb "leaves" is parallel with "arrives" for a general habit in the present simple.
10The world will run out of oil ............... it practices conservation.
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Use "unless" to mean if the world does not practice conservation.
11Those ............... planned the rebellion were indicted for conspiracy against the king.
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Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for people.
12Is that container ............... to hold all the books?
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With adjectives, "enough" comes after the adjective, as in "large enough".
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- Though he wasn’t schooled, his common sense guided him through life.
- If he were more communicative, we would know his true feelings.
- Ever since he got a raise, he has been too complacent to work hard.
- The tenants complained that there was not enough hot water.
- The boy remained in concealment until the bully went away.
- Diplomas were conferred on members of the graduating class.
- He would be a good pianist if he had more confidence.
- If a pregnant woman does not take care of herself, she can give her baby congenital defects.
- A conscientious worker arrives on time and leaves no mess behind him.
- The world will run out of oil unless it practices conservation.
- Those who planned the rebellion were indicted for conspiracy against the king.
- Is that container large enough to hold all the books?