Part of speech
swim
verb
Our baseball team's pitcher has a few [eccentric] habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks. A) normal B) strange C) messy
B) strange
She ______ me she needed to use the bathroom, so we pulled over. (tell)
She TOLD me she needed to use the bathroom, so we pulled over.
To end a relationship: break _____
break up
Here's a example
(1 error)
Here's AN example
optimistic
adjective
After the heavy rains, the stream became [murky]; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom. A) hazy B) bottomless C) clear
I answered my mom's phone call, even though I ______ in the quiet part of the library. (study)
I answered my mom's phone call, even though I WAS STUDYING in the quiet part of the library. (study)
To return: get ____ give ____
get back / give back
In order keep your grades up, you should every weekend study.
(2 errors)
In order TO keep your grades up, you should STUDY every weekend.
kindness
abstract noun
The [debris] on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts. A) products B) papers C) trash
I ________ English for the past 6 months. (learn)
I HAVE BEEN LEARNING English for the past 6 months.
To review: go ____
go over
He know everyone in school. That why he's so popular.
(2 errors)
He KNOWS everyone in school. That IS why he's so popular.
between
preposition
The coach takes every opportunity to [censure] his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them. A) approve of B) criticize C) choose
B) criticize
By this time next year, I ________ in America for about a year and a half. (live)
By this time next year, I WILL HAVE LIVED in America for about a year and a half.
To postpone: put ____
put off
Where you go last weekend? I thought I see you at the beach, but not you.
(3 errors)
Where DID you go last weekend? I thought I SAW you at the beach, but IT WAS not you.
peacefully
adverb
The newlyweds agreed to be very [frugal] in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house. A) economical B) wasteful C) interested
A) economical
I ________ (park) my car when I realized I _______ (forget) my laptop at home.
I WAS PARKING my car when I realized I HAD FORGOTTEN my laptop at home.
To investigate: look ____
look into
Everyone want going home, but class not over yet.
(2 errors)
Everyone WANTS TO GO home, but class IS not over yet.