FILL THE GAPS
I was ... that you would accept this solution. (hoping / thinking / wishing)
Hoping
"Hardly," "barely," and "no sooner" are typically used with this tense when creating inversion.
Past Perfect
The structure of Future Continuous.
will be + verb-ing
These modifiers are typically used with gradable adjectives.
"very," "extremely," "a bit," "fairly"
This phrase begins a formal complaint about service quality.
I'm just not satisfied with
2. I'm afraid I can't give you a full refund but let's meet ... .How about a 30% refund?
(middle / halfway / compromise)
halfway
Complete the inverted structure: "Seldom ___ ___ seen such beautiful work."
This future form describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
Future Continuous
These modifiers are typically used with non-gradable adjectives
absolutely," "completely," "totally"
Complete this formal complaint expression: "That's just not ___ in a professional environment.
acceptable
unacceptable
good
acceptable
3. Is there any .... I could change the days for my flights? (case / opportunity / chance)
chance
In this type of sentence, we always use subject-verb inversion
Question
Complete this sentence: "If they don't fix the air conditioning, we ___ ___ ___ in a hot office all summer." will / work
will be working
Identify the correct modifier-adjective pair:
A) very disgusting,
B) completely expensive,
C) absolutely filthy.
C) absolutely filthy.
Transform this informal complaint into a formal one: "Your service was bad."
"I'm unhappy with the quality of service I received" or similar formal expressions
4. The hotel looked beautiful from the pictures but it was horrible. It's not what I ...
(expected / complained / hoped)
Expected
These two expressions have identical meaning but one is more common in formal contexts.
"Despite" and "In spite of"
The structure of Past Perfect Continuous
'had' + 'been' + present participle verb
For each adjective, state whether it's gradable or non-gradable: rude, freezing, expensive.
"rude (gradable), freezing (non-gradable), expensive (gradable)"
Create a formal complaint using "needs to be" and a problem-describing adjective.
Example: "This situation needs to be resolved immediately as the conditions are completely unacceptable."
5. The room had no extra crib for our baby even though we specifically asked for it. That is just not
... (understandable / acceptable / bearable)
acceptable
Explain the difference between "although" and "despite" in terms of what can follow them.
Although must be followed by a subject and verb (a complete clause), while despite is followed by a noun, pronoun, gerund, or 'the fact that' phrase"
fill the gaps " We______ _____ _____ for two hours before we found a place to sit. (walk)
had been walking
Explain why some adjectives can function as both gradable and non-gradable depending on context.
"Some adjectives can have different meanings or intensity levels depending on context. For example, 'cold' is gradable (very cold), but 'freezing' typically indicates an extreme state and is non-gradable"
Combine a formal complaint expression with a non-gradable adjective and appropriate modifier to describe poor customer service.
I want to complain about the absolutely disgraceful treatment I received" or "This is completely unacceptable in a professional environment