Fill in the blanks.
1We swam ............... the river.
Wrong!
Use "across" to mean from one side of the river to the other.
2Whenever I talk, she cuts me ...............
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "cut someone short", so "short" is correct.
3I have been watching a lot of films ...............
Wrong!
Use "lately" with the present perfect continuous to mean recently.
4They searched far and ...............
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "far and wide", so "wide" is correct.
5She spent the ............... day in bed.
Wrong!
Use "whole" in the pattern "the whole day".
6Prices keep ...............
Wrong!
Use "rising" because prices go up by themselves.
7I don’t think that she got your letter. You had better write ...............
Wrong!
Use "again" when someone should repeat an action.
8I have ............... to see my parents twice since January.
Wrong!
Use "been" for a completed visit when the person has returned.
9My sister always ............... me at chess.
Wrong!
Use "beats" when one person defeats another person in a game.
10I almost never ............... when I play chess with my sister.
Wrong!
Use "win" without an object to mean succeed in a game.
11I finished early ............... I worked fast.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause with a subject and verb.
12............... your stupidity, we are in trouble now.
Wrong!
Use "Because of" before a noun phrase such as "your stupidity".
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- We swam across the river.
- Whenever I talk, she cuts me short.
- I have been watching a lot of films lately.
- They searched far and wide.
- She spent the whole day in bed.
- Prices keep rising.
- I don’t think that she got your letter. You had better write again.
- I have been to see my parents twice since January.
- My sister always beats me at chess.
- I almost never win when I play chess with my sister.
- I finished early because I worked fast.
- Because of your stupidity, we are in trouble now.