Fill in the blanks.
1Please pay the bill ............... the end of the month.
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Use "by" to mean no later than a particular time.
2............... often do you visit your parents?
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Use "How" with "often" to ask about frequency.
3It is hard to be an office manager without ............... officious.
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After "without", use the gerund "being".
4............... I accept his offer of help?
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Use "Shall" in this first-person question to ask for advice or a decision.
5............... you can borrow an ax from the neighbors.
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Use the adverb "Maybe" at the beginning of a sentence to mean perhaps.
6The circus ............... town this morning.
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Use the simple past form "left" for this finished past action.
7The boy ............... school in the middle of the year.
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Use "left" for a completed action at a definite time in the past.
8Leash the dog ............... you are going to the beach.
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Use "if" to introduce the condition for leashing the dog.
9He was quite ............... about current events.
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Use "knowledgeable" to mean well informed about a subject.
10It is a known fact that he ............... once a millionaire.
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Use "was" to refer to his past state as a millionaire.
11Industrial waste must be prevented ............... our rivers.
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After "prevented", use "from polluting" to show what is stopped.
12It does no harm to be ............... new acquaintances.
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Use "wary of" to mean careful or cautious about someone or something.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Please pay the bill by the end of the month.
- How often do you visit your parents?
- It is hard to be an office manager without being officious.
- Shall I accept his offer of help?
- Maybe you can borrow an ax from the neighbors.
- The circus left town this morning.
- The boy left school in the middle of the year.
- Leash the dog if you are going to the beach.
- He was quite knowledgeable about current events.
- It is a known fact that he was once a millionaire.
- Industrial waste must be prevented from polluting our rivers.
- It does no harm to be wary of new acquaintances.