1Air conditioning ............... for a comfortable house.
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Use "makes" for a general fact in the simple present.
2The new hospital ............... in the coming year.
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Use "will be built" for a future action in the passive voice.
3The dancing ............... right after dinner tomorrow.
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Use "will commence" for a future action stated as a simple prediction or schedule; "tomorrow" rules out the past and present perfect forms.
4When I went to his place yesterday, his wife ............... me a cold reception.
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Use "gave" for a completed action at a definite time in the past.
5My birthday ............... with my wedding anniversary.
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Use "coincides" for a regular fact with a singular subject.
6His parents ............... him because he was an only child.
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Use "pampered" for a completed past situation connected with "was".
7In hemophilia, the blood ............... properly.
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Use "does not clot" for a medical fact with the singular noun "blood".
8Pine trees ............... to the evergreen class.
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Use "belong" for a general classification fact about plural "pine trees".
9The class ............... graduating in June.
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Use "is" with "graduating" to form the present continuous for a planned future event.
10Eggs ............... according to size.
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Use "are classified" because eggs receive the action in the passive voice.
11Butter ............... by churning cream.
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Use "is made" for a general fact in the passive voice.
12The circuit of the earth around the sun ............... about a year.
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Use "takes" for a scientific fact in the simple present.
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- Air conditioning makes for a comfortable house.
- The new hospital will be built in the coming year.
- The dancing will commence right after dinner tomorrow.
- When I went to his place yesterday, his wife gave me a cold reception.
- My birthday coincides with my wedding anniversary.
- His parents pampered him because he was an only child.
- In hemophilia, the blood does not clot properly.
- Pine trees belong to the evergreen class.
- The class is graduating in June.
- Eggs are classified according to size.
- Butter is made by churning cream.
- The circuit of the earth around the sun takes about a year.