1Work on the new bridge will begin as soon as an official mandate ...............
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Use the present passive "is received" after "as soon as" to refer to a future event.
2Attendance at Sunday chapel is ............... longer mandatory for students.
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The fixed phrase "no longer" means that something was true before but is not true now.
3The dog’s leg ............... in the accident.
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The passive form "was mangled" shows that the dog’s leg received the action.
4The principal’s ............... was manifest.
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The noun "displeasure" means annoyance or disapproval.
5Is ............... in danger of extinction?
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The general noun "mankind" is normally used without an article.
6The ship’s ............... being overhauled.
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The uncountable noun phrase "machinery is" takes a singular verb.
7The two sisters are mad ............... tennis.
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The phrase "mad about" means very interested in or enthusiastic "about" something.
8I am mad ............... him.
Select 2 answers.
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When "mad" means angry, both "at" and "with" can be used for a person.
9Can you tell us how ...............?
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An indirect question uses statement word order, so "the chair was made" is correct.
10You can’t make me ...............
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After "make someone," use the bare infinitive "go".
11He worked ...............
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The adverb "hastily" describes how he worked.
12He has an annoying ............... of scratching his head while talking.
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A habitual gesture like scratching his head is a "mannerism".
Answers
- Work on the new bridge will begin as soon as an official mandate is received.
- Attendance at Sunday chapel is no longer mandatory for students.
- The dog’s leg was mangled in the accident.
- The principal’s displeasure was manifest.
- Is mankind in danger of extinction?
- The ship’s machinery is being overhauled.
- The two sisters are mad about tennis.
- I am mad at / with him.
- Can you tell us how the chair was made?
- You can’t make me go.
- He worked hastily.
- He has an annoying mannerism of scratching his head while talking.
