Use Of English Pt. 3
There have been ________ cases of fraud in recent years in the sector.
NUMBER
numerous
Were Anne not such a beautiful girl, John wouldn't be marrying her.
BEAUTY
But ______________, John wouldn't be marrying her.
if not for her beauty/if it weren't for her beauty/if it wasn't for her beauty
I was suprised by how many people t___ o____ for the protest. There were far more people than I expected.
turned out
Jeff said, "How long have you been waiting?"
Jeff asked how long I had been waiting.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
He did everything he could to put himself in an ________________ position before committing himself to battle.
ADVANTAGE
advantageous
She has taken it upon herself to take care of her mother.
COMMITTED
She has ____________________ care of her mother.
committed herself to taking
The authorities have promised to l___ i____ the accusations of corruption levied against the police chief.
look into
"I'll help you, if you want," Sarah said.
Sarah offered to help me (if I wanted.)
The process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division
Mitosis
In his ___________ years, he developed a passion for law.
FORMATION
formative
The deaths of almost sixty people were caused by the tornado.
RESULTED
The tornado ________________ almost sixty people.
resulted in the deaths of
The Army Of The North c____ o___ an ambitious offensive in the spring, encircling the capital and forcing its capitulation.
carried out
Jane said, "We decided that 3 o'clock worked for both of us to meet at the gazebo."
2, 6, 14, 30, 62, __
126
He ___________ many obstacles in his life to reach such heights at this point in his career.
COME
overcome
" I wish I'd had the chance to visit Dublin", Peter said.
NOT
Peter regretted ___________________ the chance to visit Dublin.
not having had/that he had not had
I don't understand why he's always p______ o__ me. I've never done anything to him to make him want to torture me so!
picking on
"Please, please don't give us more homework this weekend!" the students said.
The students begged me not to give them more homework that weekend.
The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806 by Napoleon Bonaparte. Who was the first emperor crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in 800 AD?
Charlemagne
After his injury, he had to build up his __________ again from scratch to be able to stay on the field for a full match.
ENDURE
endurance
My brother now earns far less than he did when he was younger.
NEARLY
My brother _____________ much now as he did when he was younger.
doesn't earn nearly as
That hotel was really fashionable thirty years ago, but now it's really r____ d_____ and poorly maintained, a real shadow of its former self.
run down
"It's your fault he's dead!" she said.
She blamed me for his death./ She blamed his death on me.
Purple dye was traditionally made from pigments harvested from what organism?
Snails