Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1Lack of confidence is an impediment ............... success.
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The noun phrase is "an impediment to" when something blocks progress toward a goal.
2He suffers ............... a speech impairment.
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The verb pattern is "suffers from" when naming an illness, condition, or difficulty.
3She has impeccable taste ............... clothes.
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The collocation is "taste in" when referring to someone's judgement about a category such as clothes.
4The leader roused the protestors ............... a fervent speech.
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Use "with" to show the means or instrument used to rouse the protestors.
5The teacher became impatient ............... the inattentive students.
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The adjective pattern is "impatient with" when referring to the people causing annoyance.
6They are going ............... business.
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The fixed expression is "out of business" when a company stops operating.
7Sit ............... me on the couch.
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Use "beside" to mean next to or by the side of someone.
8Our revenue department seems free ............... corruption.
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The adjective pattern is "free of" when saying that something does not contain a problem or unwanted thing.
9The peasants danced ............... their native costumes.
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Use "in" to describe the clothes or costumes someone is wearing.
10He is remembered ............... his many good deeds.
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The pattern is "remembered for" when giving the reason someone is remembered.
11My grandmother always acts ............... dignity.
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The phrase is "with dignity" when describing the manner of someone's actions.
12His dedication ............... teaching gained the respect of his peers.
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The noun pattern is "dedication to" when naming the activity someone is committed "to".
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- Lack of confidence is an impediment to success.
- He suffers from a speech impairment.
- She has impeccable taste in clothes.
- The leader roused the protestors with a fervent speech.
- The teacher became impatient with the inattentive students.
- They are going out of business.
- Sit beside me on the couch.
- Our revenue department seems free of corruption.
- The peasants danced in their native costumes.
- He is remembered for his many good deeds.
- My grandmother always acts with dignity.
- His dedication to teaching gained the respect of his peers.