Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1............... Rahul, it is a nice film.
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Use "According to" to show that the information comes from Rahul.
2Let’s swim ............... the river to the other bank.
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Use "across" for movement from one side of the river to the other.
3She is ............... to refuse.
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Use "too polite a person" in this pattern before a singular countable noun.
4She arrived ............... after breakfast.
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Use "right" to mean immediately in "right after breakfast".
5Peter isn’t here. John isn’t here ...............
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Use "either" after a negative statement to add another negative idea.
6It is important that he ............... told.
Select 2 answers.
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After "It is important that," "be" and "should be" are both correct here.
7............... her hard work, she failed the exam.
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Use "In spite of" before a noun phrase such as "her hard work."
8I’m anxious ............... my brother.
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Use "to contact" after "anxious" when it means eager to do something.
9I ............... somebody coming.
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Use "can hear" to describe hearing something at the moment of speaking.
10I had hardly closed my eyes ............... the telephone rang.
Select 2 answers.
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After "had hardly," "when" and "before" are both correct here.
11I had no sooner closed the door ............... somebody knocked.
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Use "than" after "no sooner" in this structure.
12No sooner ............... to marry him than she started to have terrible doubts.
Select 2 answers.
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After fronted "No sooner," "did she agree" and "had she agreed" are both correct here.
Answers
- According to Rahul, it is a nice film.
- Let’s swim across the river to the other bank.
- She is too polite a person to refuse.
- She arrived right after breakfast.
- Peter isn’t here. John isn’t here either.
- It is important that he be / should be told.
- In spite of her hard work, she failed the exam.
- I’m anxious to contact my brother.
- I can hear somebody coming.
- I had hardly closed my eyes when / before the telephone rang.
- I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.
- No sooner did she agree / had she agreed to marry him than she started to have terrible doubts.