Fill in the blanks.
1He worked quite ...............
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"Hard" means with a lot of effort in this sentence.
2Luckily, we managed to escape ...............
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"Unhurt" means not injured after a verb such as "escape."
3I have met her ...............
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"Before" means at an earlier time in a present perfect sentence.
4We expect the president to be here ...............
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"Soon" means in a short time from now.
5She hasn't arrived ...............
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"Yet" is used in negative sentences to mean up to now.
6The train left a few minutes ...............
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"Ago" refers back from the present time.
7I have been watching a lot of films of ...............
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"Late" completes the phrase "of late," which means recently.
8The batsman hit the ball ...............
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"Hard" means with great force in this sentence.
9The baby cried ...............
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"Loudly" describes the manner of the baby's crying.
10The minister ............... visits his constituency.
Select 3 answers.
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"Rarely," "hardly ever," and "scarcely ever" all mean not often.
11We are ............... prepared for any emergency situation.
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"Fully" is the adverb that naturally modifies "prepared."
12She is ............... confused.
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"Altogether" means completely in this sentence.
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- He worked quite hard
- Luckily, we managed to escape unhurt
- I have met her before
- We expect the president to be here soon
- She hasn’t arrived yet
- The train left a few minutes ago
- I have been watching a lot of films of late
- The batsman hit the ball hard
- The baby cried loudly
- The minister rarely / hardly ever / scarcely ever visits his constituency.
- We are fully prepared for any emergency situation.
- She is altogether confused.