Fill in the blanks.
1She worked so ............... that her health deteriorated.
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Use "hard" to mean with great effort; "hardly" means almost not.
2Hoping to hear from you ...............
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The natural closing phrase is "soon" in this sentence.
3He narrated the whole incident in ...............
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The fixed phrase is "in detail" when we mean fully or thoroughly.
4She is ............... charming.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "so" and "very" can intensify a positive adjective here.
5She has a ............... smile.
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Use the adjective "lovely" before the noun "smile".
6I feel ............... for her.
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The natural expression for sympathy is "bad" in "feel bad for someone".
7She drove ...............
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Use the adverb "carefully" to describe how she drove.
8You have ............... eaten anything.
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Use "hardly" to mean almost not in "hardly eaten anything".
9Get ............... soon.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Get well soon" and "Get better soon" are usual wishes for recovery; "good" is not used here.
10Is she getting any ...............?
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Use the comparative "better" to ask about improvement.
11She looks ...............
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After the linking verb "looks", use the adjective "beautiful".
12The soup tasted ...............
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After the linking verb "tasted", use the adjective "awful".
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- She worked so hard that her health deteriorated.
- Hoping to hear from you soon.
- He narrated the whole incident in detail.
- She is so / very charming.
- She has a lovely smile.
- I feel bad for her.
- She drove carefully.
- You have hardly eaten anything.
- Get well / better soon.
- Is she getting any better?
- She looks beautiful.
- The soup tasted awful.