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The present perfect is more common with the time expressions for and since. Either like or such as can be used to give examples. We use who to refer to people. All of these expressions indicate ideas such as obligation and necessity. Must is a modal auxiliary. Questions and negatives are made without do. Not any means the same as no. Use the bare infinitive (v1) after do, does and did. Worse is the comparative form of bad. Because of is a preposition. It is used before a noun. Because is a conjunction. It is used to connect two clauses. 1. I …………………… anything for hours.
2. I believe that professionals ……………………. doctors and teachers are more useful than actors or singers.
3. The child …………………… sits in that corner is my nephew.
4. You …………………… behave.
5. You ......................... quit the job.
6. I haven’t got ……………………… friends.
7. I called him in the morning but he didn’t ……………………. the phone.
8. I don’t ……………………… agree with this view.
9. The situation is getting ……………………day by day.
10. I am now here ……………………. my mom.
11. Work …………………… the best of your ability.
12. I went home …………………….. I was bored.
Answers
1. I haven’t eaten anything for hours.
2. I believe that professionals like / such as doctors and teachers are more useful than actors or singers.
3. The child who sits in that corner is my nephew.
4. You ought to / should / must behave.
5. You must not quit the job.
6. I haven’t got any friends.
7. I called him in the morning but he didn’t answer the phone.
8. I don’t quite agree with this view.
9. The situation is getting worse day by day.
10. I am now here because of my mom.
11. Work to the best of your ability.
12. I went home because I was bored.
