1............... working hard, he failed the test.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before a noun or -ing form to show contrast. "In spite" needs "of", and "However" cannot introduce an -ing form.
2He is ............... to beat his opponent.
Wrong!
The correct adjective pattern is "strong enough" before an infinitive.
3............... the thief saw the cops coming, he ran away.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
4............... he is so ill, the doctors do not expect him to recover.
Wrong!
Use "As" to introduce the reason for the main clause.
5The boy ............... watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession in a relative clause.
6............... on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
Use "Standing" to begin a participle clause describing the subject's action.
7He will ............... spend his money nor invest it.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to join two negative alternatives.
8This is the hotel ............... our meetings usually take place.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce a relative clause about a place.
9I prefer reading books ............... watching TV.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "prefer" when comparing two -ing forms.
10The house is ............... to accommodate everyone.
Wrong!
The correct adjective pattern is "spacious enough" before an infinitive.
11The germ is ............... small to be seen with the naked eye.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is possible or suitable.
12............... had the hunter raised the gun than the birds flew away.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" to show one event followed another immediately.
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- Despite working hard, he failed the test.
- He is strong enough to beat his opponent.
- As soon as the thief saw the cops coming, he ran away.
- As he is so ill, the doctors do not expect him to recover.
- The boy whose watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
- He will neither spend his money nor invest it.
- This is the hotel where our meetings usually take place.
- I prefer reading books to watching TV.
- The house is spacious enough to accommodate everyone.
- The germ is too small to be seen with the naked eye.
- No sooner had the hunter raised the gun than the birds flew away.