1............... on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
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"Sitting" describes the monkey's action or position at the same time as it gibbered.
2He is ............... old to work hard.
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"Too" means more than is suitable or possible before an infinitive phrase such as "to work hard".
3............... he had failed, he didn’t lose hope.
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"Although" is a conjunction that can introduce the clause "he had failed".
4Sam, ............... is my brother’s classmate, is a good friend of mine.
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"Who" refers to a person in this relative clause about Sam.
5............... working hard, she did not get the promotion she deserved.
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"Despite" is followed by a noun or gerund phrase such as "working hard". "In spite" needs "of".
6The faster you run, ............... you get exhausted.
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"The sooner" completes the comparative pattern "The faster..., the sooner...".
7............... his best efforts, he could not find a solution to the problem.
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"In spite of" is followed by the noun phrase "his best efforts".
8If she ............... now, we will be in trouble.
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"Arrives" is the simple present form used in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
9I would rather you ............... in a hostel than in a hotel.
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"Stayed" is the past-tense form used after "would rather" to talk about another person's action.
10You had better not ............... her advice.
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"Follow" is the base verb form used after "had better not".
11He is not used to ............... up early.
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"Getting" is the gerund used after the preposition "to" in "be used to".
12It is time the children ............... to bed.
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"Went" is the past-tense form used after "It is time" to refer to what should happen now.
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- Sitting on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
- He is too old to work hard.
- Although he had failed, he didn’t lose hope.
- Sam, who is my brother’s classmate, is a good friend of mine.
- Despite working hard, she did not get the promotion she deserved.
- The faster you run, the sooner you get exhausted.
- In spite of his best efforts, he could not find a solution to the problem.
- If she arrives now, we will be in trouble.
- I would rather you stayed in a hostel than in a hotel.
- You had better not follow her advice.
- He is not used to getting up early.
- It is time the children went to bed.