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Change this from active voice to passive voice: He opens the door

The door is opened by him

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Describe a nomad

A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

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What is the meaning of "to run out of"

 to come to an end.

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What is the meaning of "unhappy"?

Sadness

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Anna likes chocolate cake, but she can't eat it.

How many reference words are there in the sentence?

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Change this from active voice to passive voice: They don't help you. 

You are not helped by them 

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Change from active to passive: He doesn't open the book

The book isn't opened by him.

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What is the meaning of "cheer up"?

to become happier They cheered up at the mention of her name. Cheer up—things will get better!

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What is the meaning of the prefix in "My boss told me to rewrite the report."?

repeat the action

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To what does "they" refer to? "Unfortunately, Su lin and other pandas in zoos did not succeed and they failed to reproduce.

Su lin and other pandas

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Change this from active voice to passive voice: Somebody found the key.

The key was found

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"She definitely didn't recall this place." A synonym for recall is probably: remember - know - return 

Remember 

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What is the meaning of "slow down"?

to go slower

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What is the meaning of the prefix "She is not showing any discomfort."?

is a negative prefix. It means not or none.

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What is the meaning of the expression "Don't count your chickens before they lay eggs." ? 

Don't count on something that is not certain

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Change this from active voice to passive voice: My grandfather built this house in 1943. 

This house was built in 1943.

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"Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off." What is the meaning of a long way off?

At an unspecified time in the future. later. someday. sooner or later.

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What is the meaning of "set off"

begin a journey.

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What is the meaning of the prefix in the sentence "If I've misjudged you, I'm terribly sorry. "

to judge in the wrong way

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What is the meaning of the expression ""A square peg in a round hole" ?

It means an unusual person who does not fit into a particular place or situation.

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Change this from active voice to passive voice: Someone should give a bar of chocolate to Jill 

A bar of chocolate should be given to Jill. 

Jill should be given a bar of chocolate.

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Use "due to" in a sentence...

Due to the tests I had to study until late yesterday.

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What is the meaning of "ward off"?

to avoid being hit by (something) ward off a blow —often used figuratively I tried different remedies to ward off a cold. To avert.

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What is the meaning of the prefix in "The service is overloaded." ?

too much; more than; on or above; on top of.


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For a teenager, social media can seem like a summer garden at dusk filled with fireflies: spots of lights suddenly flare up and then die down...

    Is this a bad thing - What is THIS referring to?

The way people quickly lose interest in things online.

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