Double Comparatives
The sooner, the _____ (good).
better
Which verb tense can be used to describe someone else's past plans?
past continuous
Why do we use negative questions?
To get an answer
To show we have a particular attitude
I lost my job because the company I worked for went _____.
bankrupt
The sea was really rough and some of the ship's passengers were ____.
The _____ the room, the longer it will take to paint.
bigger
Words like "might," "wasn't sure," and "possibly" are used to show _____.
uncertainty
I'm not going to get in the water.
____ you swim?
Can't
Our kitchen looks very ____ now so we're going to get a more modern one.
When they find a donor, my mom's going to have a kidney ______.
transplant
The more I look at this picture, the ____ I like it. It's really awful!
less
"Was _____ about to" refers to an action someone was intending to do immediately.
just
Shall we invite Mary to dinner this evening?
___ she on holiday at the moment?
Isn't
The old theater won't be _____ to its original state because it would be too expensive.
restored
I got bitten by a bug and now my arm is really ____.
itchy
Please invite your friends: the ____ the ____!
more, merrier
Leo WASN'T / WAS due to arrive until 10 PM so we had plenty of time to eat dinner.
wasn't
Come on. Let's go to the party.
____ you think we should wait for Jane?Don't
Gina seems to have ____ her garden recently. The grass is about 2 ft. high!
neglected
She broke her leg and is ____ of ____ for a couple of weeks.
out of action
With countable nouns, use the more and the fewer. With uncountable nouns, use ___ and ____?
the more
the less
She WAS GOING TO / WOULD meet me at the cafeĢ but she had to work late in the end.
was going to
The visit was my first time at Disneyland Paris.
____ you been there before? I thought you went a couple of years ago.
Hadn't
The local population ____ in the 1980s but it's starting to grow again now.
shrank
She got hit hard by a bicycle and now she's ____ and ____ all over.
black and blue