Comparative Structures (as and like)
Causative Verbs
Key Word Transformation
Verb + Noun Collocations
100

Complete the sentence: She behaves ______ a professional actor, even though she’s an amateur.

like

100

She ______ her assistant send the emails.

had

100

Transform: “I can’t wait to start volunteering.” (forward)

I’m looking forward to starting volunteering.

100

Complete: She always tries to ______ a good turn whenever she can.

do

200

Choose the correct form: He worked ______ a volunteer in a charity for two years.

as

200

Choose the correct option: I’ll ______ the IT team install the software on your computer.

get

200

Transform: “It wasn’t necessary for her to make any sacrifices.” (needn’t)

She needn’t have made any sacrifices.

200

Fill in the blank: He made sacrifices to ______ a difference in his community.

make

300

She treats her colleagues as they were family.

Corrected: She treats her colleagues as if they were family.

300

Transform the sentence: “The manager assigned a technician to fix the projector.” (use a causative verb).

The manager had the projector fixed by a technician.

300

Transform: “We should consider the repercussions before acting.” (into)

We should take the repercussions into consideration before acting.

300

She gave her friend ______ to make her feel better. (a hug/a praise)

a hug

400

Explain the difference between “as” and “like” in this context: “He works as a teacher” vs. “He acts like a teacher.”

“As” indicates his profession, while “like” compares his behavior to that of a teacher without implying the profession.

400

Explain the difference: “I got my car repaired” vs. “I repaired my car.”

The first means someone else repaired the car for you, while the second means you repaired it yourself.

400

Transform: “I regret not giving her a helping hand.” (wish)

I wish I had given her a helping hand.

400

Use in a sentence: “turn somebody’s life around.”

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500

The speaker used an ______ to compare the effects of the policy to a domino effect.

analogy

500

Form a causative sentence: The city council organized a campaign to clean the alleys.

The city council had a campaign organized to clean the alleys.

500

Transform: “They are likely to stem the flow of complaints.” (probability)

There is a high probability they will stem the flow of complaints.

500

Explain: What does “pay somebody a compliment” mean, and give an example.

It means to say something nice about someone. Example: “She paid him a compliment on his presentation skills.”