Substitution & Ellipsis
Change the sentence to avoid repetition:
"I'm on my way to the office now. I'll call you when I get to the office."
"I'm on my way to the office now, so I['ll call you when I get there."
There are five children in this photo, (all of which/all of whom) are my cousins.
There are five children in this photo, all of whom are my cousins.
I find it easier to understand _________ from the UK when they speak slowly.
native speakers
"What should we do for the long weekend in May?"
"We can do ______ you want."
Whatever
Making TikTok videos is the latest ______ among young people the world over.
(2 possible answers)
Fad or craze
Change the sentence to avoid repetition:
"The book is on the table."
"Which table? The table in the kitchen or the table in the sitting room?"
"The book is on the table."
"Which table? The one in the kitchen or the one in the sitting room?"
Here's a picture of several old dolls, (one of which, some of which) was my grandmother's as a child.
Here's a picture of several old dolls, one of which was my grandmother's as a child.
"How do you _________ this word? I want to make sure I say it correctly."
pronounce
"Hey, where should I put this box?"
"You can put it down ______ you want."
Wherever
You know what they say: denim will always be popular. It will never _____________.
go out of fashion
Change the sentence to avoid repetition:
"I didn't go to the party but Sally went to the party."
"I didn't go to the party but Sally did."
My sister speaks Swedish and Portuguese, (compared to which, both of which) I find very difficult.
My sister speaks Swedish and Portuguese, both of which I find very difficult.
The telephone connection was so bad I couldn't make out what the guy from the Hotel was saying. Between that and his thick accent, he was completely __________.
incomprehensible
"We can take ______ highway you want."
Whichever
We all thought that platform sneakers would be a ________ fad, but now, three years later, they are still popular.
short-lived
Use ellipsis to make the sentence shorter:
"Would you like another coffee?"
"Another coffee?"
Tammy is studying Hungarian, (compared to which, one of which) English is very simple.
Tammy is studying Hungarian, compared to which English is very simple.
Although I spent most of my childhood in Spain and went to school in Spanish, my _________, which my mother spoke to me, is Russian.
first language, native language
_________ you see a stop sign, you should stop your car.
Whenever
Remembering the first time he got in a car accident brought ________ to his arms.
goosebumps
Use ellipsis to make the sentence shorter:
"Do you want to listen to another track?"
"Want to listen to another track?"
During my semester abroad in France, I lived with 3 French people, (most of which/none of whom) had ever been to Madrid.
During my semester abroad in France, I lived with 3 French people, none of whom had ever been to Madrid.
I had a misunderstanding with my boss. She was speaking to me in German, and I was responding to her in English, and because of that we had a ______________.
communication breakdown
"How do you want me to paint this wall? Should I start at the corner and paint top to bottom?"
"It doesn't matter, paint it ________ you want."
However
Just as I finished drawing a face on the classroom wall with permanent marker, I looked up and the way my teacher was looking at me ____________.
sent shivers down my spine