1She was booked for driving at ............... 110 miles per hour.
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Use "over" to mean more than a particular speed.
2He is ............... on his uncle for his educational expenses.
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The adjective "dependent" is followed by "on" to mean needing support.
3You can eat ............... in my restaurant whenever you want.
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Here "free" means without payment.
4Under no circumstances ............... in the bar.
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After the negative opening phrase, use inversion: "are children allowed".
5Britain ............... as a land of law and order.
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The passive form "has long been known" is needed because Britain is known by people.
6He wrote his first book after ............... from Africa.
Select 2 answers.
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After "after", both "returning" and "he returned" are possible here.
7I expected to fail the exam, but I passed ...............
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The phrase "after all" shows that the final result was different from what was expected.
8When I was ..............., I was working.
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After "was" in this comparison, use "your age" without a preposition.
9All Indian ............... suffered from white settlement in America.
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After "all", use the plural noun "tribes" when referring to more than one group.
10We do not allow people ............... in the kitchen.
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After "allow people", use the infinitive "to smoke".
11Alice is not free on the 15th. We will have to find an ............... date for the meeting.
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The adjective "alternative" means another possible choice.
12Her feet were sore because her shoes ............... badly.
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Use "fitted" to describe whether the shoes were the right size and shape.
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- She was booked for driving at over 110 miles per hour.
- He is dependent on his uncle for his educational expenses.
- You can eat free in my restaurant whenever you want.
- Under no circumstances are children allowed in the bar.
- Britain has long been known as a land of law and order.
- He wrote his first book after returning / he returned from Africa.
- I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.
- When I was your age, I was working.
- All Indian tribes suffered from white settlement in America.
- We do not allow people to smoke in the kitchen.
- Alice is not free on the 15th. We will have to find an alternative date for the meeting.
- Her feet were sore because her shoes fitted badly.