Fill in the blanks.
1You are ............... annoying person in my life.
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Use "the most" to form the superlative of a longer adjective.
2The town ............... I work is quite large.
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Use "where" for a place in this relative clause.
3I haven’t seen him ............... ages.
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Use "for" with a period of time such as ages.
4That idea has been ............... for years.
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Use the adjective "dead" after has been to describe a continuing state.
5You are ............... kind.
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Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is suitable or expected.
6Have you got ............... butter?
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Use "any" before an uncountable noun in this question.
7............... children love animals.
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Use "Most" directly before a plural noun in a general statement.
8I have had ............... your impertinence.
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Use "enough of" before a noun phrase with a determiner.
9I call ............... my children at night.
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Use "each of" before a noun phrase with a determiner.
10He ............... an offer that I couldn’t resist.
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Use "made" in the collocation make an offer.
11I look forward to ............... you.
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Use the gerund "meeting" after look forward to.
12At the time, I never realized that I ............... a mistake.
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Use "was making" for an action in progress at that past time.
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- You are the most annoying person in my life.
- The town where I work is quite large.
- I haven’t seen him for ages.
- That idea has been dead for years.
- You are too kind.
- Have you got any butter?
- Most children love animals.
- I have had enough of your impertinence.
- I call each of my children at night.
- He made an offer that I couldn’t resist.
- I look forward to meeting you.
- At the time, I never realized that I was making a mistake.