Complete the following sentences.
1Please ............... me here.
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Use "wait for" before a person or thing that you expect.
2We will have to wait ...............
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After "wait", use "for the guests to arrive", not a that-clause.
3I ............... a very long time for his answer.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "waited" and "waited for" can be used before a period of time.
4I will write ............... when I get home.
Select 2 answers.
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In British English we say "write to you" when there is no direct object; in American English "write you" is also common. We do not "write at" a person.
5Write ............... a letter when you have time.
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Use "me" before the direct object in "Write me a letter".
6Would you ............... some soup?
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Use "like" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
7She put ............... an interesting suggestion.
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Use "forward" in the phrasal verb "put forward" meaning to suggest something.
8If we keep going ..............., we will get to the top.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "upward" and "upwards" mean toward a higher place here.
9Although I tried all possible ............... communication, I couldn’t get in touch with him.
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Use "means of" in the expression "means of communication".
10I told him ............... be careful.
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Use "to" after "told him" before an infinitive verb.
11He pretended he ............... swim.
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Use "couldn't" after the past-tense reporting verb "pretended".
12She said that she ............... German.
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Use "was learning" for normal backshift after the past-tense reporting verb "said".
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- Please wait for me here.
- We will have to wait for the guests to arrive.
- I waited / waited for a very long time for his answer.
- I will write you / to you when I get home.
- Write me a letter when you have time.
- Would you like some soup?
- She put forward an interesting suggestion.
- If we keep going upward / upwards, we will get to the top.
- Although I tried all possible means of communication, I couldn’t get in touch with him.
- I told him to be careful.
- He pretended he couldn’t swim.
- She said that she was learning German.