Fill in the blanks.
1What happened ............... the camera you borrowed from me?
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We say "happen to" when asking what affected someone or something.
2A truck collided ............... a car.
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The verb "collide" is followed by "with" when two things hit each other.
3Take this bottle and fill it ............... water.
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We use "with" after "fill" to name the substance put inside something.
4Burglars broke ............... our house last week.
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The phrasal verb "break into" means enter a building illegally.
5Cut this apple ............... four parts.
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We use "into" when something is divided and becomes separate parts.
6The school provides poor children ............... books and uniforms.
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The pattern is "provide someone with something".
7She specializes ............... criminal law.
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The verb "specialize" is followed by "in" for a subject or area of work.
8Please concentrate ............... your work.
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The verb "concentrate" is followed by "on" before the thing you give attention to.
9I filled the tank ............... the wrong kind of fuel.
Wrong!
We use "with" after "fill" to name what is put into a container.
10She lost control of the car and bumped ............... a divider.
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The phrasal verb "bump into" means accidentally hit something or someone.
11Most of the people invited ............... the party didn't turn up.
Wrong!
We say someone is "invited to" an event.
12He wasn't looking where he was going and walked ............... a wall.
Wrong!
The phrase "walk into" means hit something while walking.
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- What happened to the camera you borrowed from me?
- A truck collided with a car.
- Take this bottle and fill it with water.
- Burglars broke into our house last week.
- Cut this apple into four parts.
- The school provides poor children with books and uniforms.
- She specializes in criminal law.
- Please concentrate on your work.
- I filled the tank with the wrong kind of fuel.
- She lost control of the car and bumped into a divider.
- Most of the people invited to the party didn’t turn up.
- He wasn’t looking where he was going and walked into a wall.