Fill in the blanks.
1We arrived sooner than expected. There was ............... any traffic.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" before "any" to mean almost no traffic.
2I don't like this city. There is nothing to do and ............... to go.
Wrong!
Use "nowhere" with "nothing" to add the idea that there is no place to go.
3Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't ............... chairs.
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Use "enough" to mean there were fewer chairs than needed.
4He is a terrible driver. He drives ............... he were the only driver on the road.
Wrong!
Use "as if" before a clause to make an unreal comparison.
5Do you have ............... experience to do this job?
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Use "enough" before a noun to ask whether the amount is sufficient.
6I don't know when this house ..............., but it is very old.
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Use "was built" because the house received the action in the past.
7I am surprised that you ............... her.
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Use "don't know" for a present situation that surprises the speaker now.
8The journey took ............... we expected.
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Use "longer than" to compare the actual journey with the expected journey.
9I knew I ............... much money.
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Use "didn't have" to report a past situation after "knew".
10I always take an umbrella ............... it rains.
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Use "in case" for a precaution against something that might happen.
11I have bought some drinks ............... they arrive.
Wrong!
Use "in case" when you prepare before a possible future event.
12............... he arrives, we will buy some drinks.
Wrong!
Use "If" for the condition that must happen before we buy the drinks.
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- We arrived sooner than expected. There was hardly any traffic.
- I don’t like this city. There is nothing to do and nowhere to go.
- Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough chairs.
- He is a terrible driver. He drives as if he were the only driver on the road.
- Do you have enough experience to do this job?
- I don’t know when this house was built, but it is very old.
- I am surprised that you don’t know her.
- The journey took longer than we expected.
- I knew I didn’t have much money.
- I always take an umbrella in case it rains.
- I have bought some drinks in case they arrive.
- If he arrives, we will buy some drinks.