1I wish I ............... sing.
Wrong!
After "I wish", we use "could" to talk about an unreal ability or hope.
2She is tired ............... hungry.
Wrong!
Use "as well as" to join two similar adjectives after the verb.
3The roses are very beautiful. Change the sentence into an exclamatory sentence.
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The correct exclamatory form is "How beautiful the roses are!"
4Change the sentence into the passive voice: "You cannot help him." He ...............
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The passive form after a modal verb is "cannot be helped".
5We saw a ............... of ships in the harbor.
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The collective noun for ships is "fleet".
6............... is thicker than water.
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The proverb begins with "Blood".
7We ............... at the party.
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When "enjoy" has the same subject and object, use the reflexive form "enjoyed ourselves".
8The man said that he ............... to do a lot of work.
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In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "had" is the correct backshifted form.
9If you write more clearly, everyone ............... to read it.
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In a first conditional sentence, use "will be able" for a future result.
10You ............... stop arguing with me.
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Use "had better" to give strong advice or a warning.
11There is hardly any water in the well, ...............?
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Because "hardly" makes the statement negative, the tag is affirmative: "is there".
12"At sixes and sevens" means a state of ...............
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The idiom "at sixes and sevens" means "confusion".
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- I wish I could sing.
- She is tired as well as hungry.
- The roses are very beautiful. Change the sentence into an exclamatory sentence. — How beautiful the roses are!
- Change the sentence into the passive voice: “You cannot help him.” He cannot be helped.
- We saw a fleet of ships in the harbor.
- Blood is thicker than water.
- We enjoyed ourselves at the party.
- The man said that he had to do a lot of work.
- If you write more clearly, everyone will be able to read it.
- You had better stop arguing with me.
- There is hardly any water in the well, is there?
- “At sixes and sevens” means a state of confusion.