Linking words
Modal verbs
Conditionals
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Vocabulary HO1
100

.......  her team didn't reach the goal, she praised them in her meeting with the manager.

Even though / Although her team didn't reach the goal, she praised them in her meeting with the manager.

100

It's not your fault - you ...... (know) that out competitor would make such a good offer.

It's not your fault - you couldn't have known that out competitor would make such a good offer.

100

If you ..... (do) it all over again,  ..... (you, decide) differently?

If you could do it all over again, would you decide differently?

100

We should avoid ....... (offend) anyone with our advertisement.

We should avoid offending anyone with our advertisement.

100

                                               

To gain deeper insights into consumer behavior, it is vital to ___________ research on market trends.

                                   


    

To gain deeper insights into consumer behavior, it is vital to carry out / conduct / gather research on market trends.

200

Some businesses have embraced remote working concepts ....... others believe it is important for employees to work at the office.

Some businesses have embraced remote working concepts whereas others believe it is important for employees to work at the office.

200

They ..... (tell) their employees about the upcoming strategic alliance as everybody knows about it already.

They must have told their employees about the upcoming strategic alliance as everybody knows about it already.

200

She ....... (not be) where she is today if she ....... (not work) so hard these past years.

She wouldn't be where she is today if she hadn't worked so hard these past years.

200

Please remember ........ (send) me the detailed report by next week.

Please remember to send me the detailed report by next week.

200

One spokesperson even worked late into the night to _________ statistics related to Peace Corps safety.

One spokesperson even worked late into the night to compile / analyse / gather statistics related to Peace Corps safety

300

China Souther formed an alliance with American Airlines ........ expand their business in the US.

China Souther formed an alliance with American Airlines in order to expand their business in the US.

300

You ..... (pick me up) from the airport. I could have easily got a taxi.

You didn't have to pick me up from the airport. I could have easily got a taxi.

300

We ...... (catch) the plane if you ...... (not forget) to set the alarm.

We would have caught the plane if you hadn't forgotten to set the alarm.

300

Well if he doesn't respond to emails, try .... (call) him, maybe that will work.

Well if he doesn't respond to emails, try calling him, maybe that will work.

300

Evidence _________ that the majority of people are in favour of the universal basic income. 

Evidence suggests / shows / demonstrates / points out that the majority of people are in favour of the universal basic income.

400

...... initial difficulties the negotiations ended with both companies being satisfied.

Despite initial difficulties the negotiations ended with both companies being satisfied.

400

She ..... (tell) the manager about the decrease in sales in Brighton.

She ought to tell the manager about the decrease in sales in Brighton.

400

Lessons learned: If you ...... (write) the wrong name in the excel sheet, the election result ...... (write) incorrect.

Lessons learned: If you write the wrong name in the excel sheet, the election result is incorrect.

400

We plan..... (redecorate) our offices this summer.

We plan to redecorate our offices this summer.

400

I used the figures published on the governmental statistics website, so I think the data should be ____________

I used the figures published on the governmental statistics website, so I think the data should be reliable / accurate.

500

Let's call a meeting ...... we can discuss the potentials risks.

Let's call a meeting so that we can discuss the potentials risks.

500

We're only five minutes late. The plane ...... (not take off) yet.

We're only five minutes late. The plane might not have taken off yet.

500

If Paris ....... (not be) so expensive, we ....... (not spend) half our travel budget on this one trip.

If Paris wasn't so expensive, we wouldn't have spent half our travel budget on this one trip.

500

I think we should consider .... (close) the Brighton premises.

I think we should consider closing the Brighton premises.

500

Evidence _________ the demand of sustainable products is ambivalent.

Evidence regarding / about / concerning the demand of sustainable products is ambivalent.