This or That?
Apart from/except for Germany, they also visited Italy and Austria.
Apart from (it means including Germany, in addition to Germany, except for or except only means ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’)
The scientific principals behind even the most complicated computer are relatively simple.
INCORRECT. It's principles
It's not my book. There are a couple of guys over there. It's ____________.
Theirs
We took a boat _________ the river. We toasted marshmallows ___________ the fire. I love walking ___________ the forest. over/through/across
across/over/through
British vs American - which is the American version?
Fringe or Bangs
Bangs
Like/As the other students, he finds it a bit difficult to get to lectures early in the morning.
Like
Could I lend your pen for a minute, please?
INCORRECT. It's borrow
Can you please feed the cat? After all, __________ the owner of it.
you're
Will you ______ me pay for the meal? The children were _________ to do whatever they wanted. Photography is __________ for non-commercial use only. allow/permit/let
let/allowed/permitted
British vs American - which is the British version?
aubergine or eggplant?
Aubergine
Both lecturers roused/aroused a lot of interest in the subject of geology.
aroused (Arouse means ‘make someone have a particular feeling’, rouse means ‘wake someone up’ or ‘make someone active’)
The dog was lying by the gate waiting for me to come home
CORRECT.
___________ seems to be a problem with the printer. It won't start!
There
A great ___________ students volunteer each year for environmental projects. The ___________ time it took to finish the job was very frustrating. Large __________ illegal drugs had been discovered. number of/quantity of/amount of
number of/amount of/quantity of (We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns. Quantity can be used with both but is more formal.)
Spell the word that means 'to give someone advice'
Advise (I strongly advise you to study next time!)
The thieves entered the museum through the roof and stole/robbed three paintings worth more than two million euros.
stole (Rob focuses on the place or person from which the thing is taken, steal focuses on the thing that is taken)
If you look at the contents, you’ll see there’s a chapter on Japanese folk music.
CORRECT.
I think we should head home. _______________ not particularly welcoming. I think they don't want us here.
They're
Their diet only _________ of fruit and seeds. The USA __________ 50 states. Muscle is __________ of different types of protein. consist/comprise/compose
consisted/comprises/composed (Comprise is more formal than consist, compose of is even more formal than consist of and comprise. Compose of is only used in the passive voice)
All the cast had food poisoning. They were forced to cancel the show.
The whole cast had food poisoning. They were forced to cancel the show.
Are these two sentences correct?
Yes. We can use All the or the whole for either of the sentences.
I love to lie/lay on a beach and read.
lie (The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. Lie is a verb which means ‘to be in or put yourself into a flat position’. It is an irregular verb and it doesn’t take an object)
Almost each car in the car park was new.
INCORRECT. It's every (We use adverbs such as almost, practically and nearly with every, but not with each)
No, no, that's my ice cream! ____________ is the pink one with sprinkles.
Yours
Go on, boys! Let’s see who can run __________. For ________ information, please contact the manager. How much ___________ are we going? Farther/farthest/further
furthest/further/farther. (There are some occasions when we can use further but not farther. We use further before a noun to mean ‘extra’, ‘additional’ or ‘a higher level’)
The trouble is you can only park in the hospital on alternate days.
Alternatively, we could just stay in.
She was alternately pleased and angry.
Which word means 'first one thing, then another thing and then the first thing again'?
alternately