Word Formation
There's no evidence our dog would ever be (AGGRESSION) towards other dogs.
There's no evidence our dog would ever be aggressive towards other dogs.
I tended to ___ up to my sister because she was 6 years older than me.
I tended to look up to my sister because she was 6 years older than me.
I never really ___ eye to eye with my colleagues.
I never really see eye to eye with my colleagues.
The club had many generous supporters on whose financial support they rely.
Did you sleep well __ last night?
Did you sleep well - last night?
Ben's not an ideal flatmate but he's (RELY) and fairly tidy.
Ben's not an ideal flatmate but he's reliable and fairly tidy.
It is widely ___ that having children is life-changing.
It is widely accepted/known that having children is life-changing.
Conor is quiet and prefers to ___ himself to himself.
Conor is quiet and prefers to keep himself to himself.
Make this more formal: Crime writing is the genre that he's best known for.
Crime writing is the genre for which he's best known.
I took last Friday off to go to the doctor. I spent ___ whole day sitting in his office.
I took last Friday off to go to the doctor. I spent the whole day sitting in his office.
Lucy's motivation comes from having very high (EXPECT) for her future.
Lucy's motivation comes from having very high expectations for her future.
Julie ___ across as being quite arrogant, but she really isn't.
Julie comes across as being quite arrogant, but she really isn't.
My younger brother always manages to ___ his own way.
My younger brother always manages to get his own way.
Make this more formal: The company has some setbacks and never really recovered from them.
The company has some setbacks from which they never really recovered.
__ Germans drink a lot of beer.
- Germans drink a lot of beer.
Most of my friends appear totally (DIFFER) to what's going on in the world.
Most of my friends appear totally indifferent to what's going on in the world.
I ___ my heart on becoming an actor when I was about 5.
I set my heart on becoming an actor when I was about 5.
Do you think sporting ability ___ in families?
Do you think sporting ability runs in families?
Make this more formal, using none and whom: I was introduced to lots of people but I hadn't met any of them before.
I was introduced to lots of people none of whom I'd met before.
Oncologists are doctors who specialize in treating ___ cancer.
Oncologists are doctors who specialize in treating - cancer.
Bad working conditions often result in (AFFECT) workers.
Bad working conditions often result in disaffected workers.
You don't ___ a chance of finishing on time if you keep chopping and changing.
You don't stand a chance of finishing on time if you keep chopping and changing.
My father often ___ people up the wrong way with his strong opinions.
My father often rubs people up the wrong way with his strong opinions.
Make this more formal, using neither and which: There were two flights available, but I couldn't get on either of them.
There were two flights available, neither of which I could get on.
The experiment was ___ huge success.
The experiment was a huge success.