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Word Usage: Bad vs Badly, Bated Breath and Back Away Exercise

August 22, 2020 A2pdf

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1We got a bang ............... seeing the movie star.
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The idiom is "out of" in "get a bang out of something," meaning to enjoy it very much.
2The trainer backed ............... from the enraged tiger.
Wrong!
The particle "away" completes the phrasal verb "back away", meaning move backwards away from someone or something dangerous.
3He never took a ............... glance.
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The adjective "backward" describes the noun "glance."
4Her bad spelling kept her ............... becoming a secretary.
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The preposition "from" is used in the pattern "keep someone from doing something."
5Don't feel ............... about breaking the glass.
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The adjective "bad" describes how someone feels emotionally after "feel."
6I feel ............... enough to go to the hospital.
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The adjective "bad" after "feel" can mean ill or unwell.
7The child behaved ...............
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The adverb "badly" describes how the child behaved.
8She wants a new hat ...............
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The adverb "badly" can mean very much or strongly.
9Customs officers examined all ............... at the airport.
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The uncountable noun "baggage" has no regular plural form here.
10The fishhook was ............... with a worm.
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The word "baited" means supplied with bait, such as a worm.
11We watched the fight with ............... breath.
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The word "bated" is used in the fixed phrase "bated breath."
12............... balance, his accomplishments outweigh his faults.
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The preposition "On" is used in the phrase "on balance," meaning after considering everything.

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  1. We got a bang out of seeing the movie star.
  2. The trainer backed away from the enraged tiger.
  3. He never took a backward glance.
  4. Her bad spelling kept her from becoming a secretary.
  5. Don’t feel bad about breaking the glass.
  6. I feel bad enough to go to the hospital.
  7. The child behaved badly.
  8. She wants a new hat badly.
  9. Customs officers examined all baggage at the airport.
  10. The fishhook was baited with a worm.
  11. We watched the fight with bated breath.
  12. On balance, his accomplishments outweigh his faults.

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