Fill in the blanks.
1............... we drove fast, we could not catch them.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast between driving fast and not catching them.
2Nobody can predict ............... he is going to do next.
Wrong!
Use "what" to mean the thing or action that he is going to do next.
3I felt like ............... but I didn't dare.
Wrong!
After "feel like", use the -ing form "laughing".
4I can feel something ............... me.
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Use "biting" after a verb of perception to describe an action happening at that moment.
5When at last they found him, he was almost ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "dead" fits after "was almost" to describe his condition.
6The hostel is not ............... from here.
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In a negative sentence about distance, "far" is the natural choice.
7How ............... is the station from here?
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Use "far" to ask about distance.
8How ............... did you go?
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Use "far" to ask about the distance someone went or traveled.
9The station is ............... from here.
Wrong!
In this affirmative sentence about distance, the natural phrase is "a long way".
10We expect him ............... at six.
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After "expect" plus an object, use the to-infinitive "to come".
11When you are a child, it is hard to wait ............... things.
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The verb "wait" takes the preposition "for" before the thing you are waiting for.
12We expected her ............... at 10, but she didn't.
Wrong!
After "expected her", use the to-infinitive "to come".
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- Though we drove fast, we could not catch them.
- Nobody can predict what he is going to do next.
- I felt like laughing but I didn’t dare.
- I can feel something biting me.
- When at last they found him, he was almost dead.
- The hostel is not far from here.
- How far is the station from here?
- How far did you go?
- The station is a long way from here.
- We expect him to come at six.
- When you are a child, it is hard to wait for things.
- We expected her to come at 10, but she didn’t.