Fill in the blanks.
1The house ............... she spent her childhood is now a museum.
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Use "where" to introduce a relative clause referring to a place.
2The house in ............... he was born was made of wood.
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Use "which" after the preposition "in" in a formal relative clause about a place.
3The setbacks didn't bother him ............... the least.
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The fixed expression is "in the least", used for emphasis in negative sentences.
4We can only act ............... accordance with the regulations.
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The fixed expression is "in accordance with" when something follows rules or regulations.
5He took the ring ............... of the box.
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The phrase "out of" means from inside to outside a container or place.
6I was ............... tired that I could barely stand.
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Use "so" before an adjective in the result pattern "so... that".
7She is ............... a brilliant actor.
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Use "such" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
8You are ............... sweet that everyone loves you.
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Use "so" before an adjective when no noun follows it, as in the pattern "so... that".
9............... the invitees didn't turn up.
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Use "Many of" before a plural noun with a determiner such as "the".
10............... criminals are non-violent.
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Use "Most" directly before a plural noun when speaking generally.
11That was ............... kind of you.
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Use "most" to mean very in this formal expression of praise.
12You needn't ............... again.
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Use the base verb "apply" after the modal form "needn't".
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- The house where she spent her childhood is now a museum.
- The house in which he was born was made of wood.
- The setbacks didn’t bother him in the least.
- We can only act in accordance with the regulations.
- He took the ring out of the box.
- I was so tired that I could barely stand.
- She is such a brilliant actor.
- You are so sweet that everyone loves you.
- Many of the invitees didn’t turn up.
- Most criminals are non-violent.
- That was most kind of you.
- You needn’t apply again.