1You will not get the promotion ............... you deserve it.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean "if not" in this negative-condition sentence.
2We have lived in this city ............... ten years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time such as ten years.
3The child has been missing ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point such as yesterday.
4He accused me ............... stealing his ideas.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "accused me of" before a gerund.
5She ............... from high school in 2015.
Wrong!
Use "graduated" because a finished past time, in 2015, is stated.
6You will get well ............... you take enough rest.
Wrong!
Use "if" for the condition that will help you get well.
7The boy along with his parents ............... waiting there.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the verb agrees with the singular subject "boy".
8We ............... English for six months.
Wrong!
Use "have been learning" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
9When ............... yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did she leave" to form a simple past question.
10He ............... ill for more than a week and is still in bed.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a state continuing up to the present.
11We want a house to ...............
Wrong!
Use "live in" because the house is the place where someone lives.
12Neither James nor Peter ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "was" because both subjects joined by "neither... nor" are singular.
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- You will not get the promotion unless you deserve it.
- We have lived in this city for ten years.
- The child has been missing since yesterday.
- He accused me of stealing his ideas.
- She graduated from high school in 2015.
- You will get well if you take enough rest.
- The boy along with his parents is waiting there.
- We have been learning English for six months.
- When did she leave yesterday?
- He has been ill for more than a week and is still in bed.
- We want a house to live in.
- Neither James nor Peter was there.