Prepositional phrases
A new railroad is ____________.
under construction
What is the plural form of advice, fish and information
No change
Not able to make a decision
Humble
On the fence
down to earth
My family live / lives in Fez, but they are always in Meknes.
live
I am so (relaxing / relaxed) I don’t want to move
I find horror films really (frightening / frightened) and not at all fun to watch.
relaxed
frightening
She left France ___________________. She is not coming back.
There are a few / a little cups in the drawer
a few
happens very rarely
once in a blue moon
Neither the teacher not the administration approve / approves the new policy.
approves
We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was (terrifying / terrified).
He’s very (interesting / interested) in history.
terrifying
interested
We waited ____________ for a response. It is very sad.
in vain
Countable nouns are things that we can count, but uncountable nouns are things we can___________________.
measure
You can do whatever you want
To not solve a problem completely
Whatever floats your board
brush something under the rug
Strategies that the teacher uses to encourag classroom participation include / includes using small groups and clarifying expectations.
include
The trip was (overwhelming / overwhelmed), with so many things to do and it was all so new.
My grandmother was (shocking / shocked) by the man’s bad language.
overwhelming
shocked
We’d like a room with ___________________.
a view of the sea
Make adverbs
Comfortable
angry
Fast
good
comfortably
angrily
Fast
Well
not decided about yet
make a bad situation even worse
get directly to the main point
up in the air
add fuel to the fire
cut to the chase
neither my friends nor my brother is / are here.
neither my brother nor my friends is / are here.is
are
My exam results were great! It’s really (surprising / surprised) but good, of course
She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was (thrilled / thrilling).
surprising
thrilling
We don't have that item anymore. We are__________________.
out of stock
Verbs and adjectives
Stop spending too much money
to not give a straight answer
to be super busy
someone who is good or does many things but isn't a specialist at any of them
tighten "my" belt
beat around the bush
I have a lot on my platethey suggested that he write / writes a new resume.
write
Cleaning is so (tiring / tired)! I think I’ll have a rest!
She is never (satisfying / satisfied) with her work.
Sometimes I get really (frustrating / frustrated) when I can’t express myself well in English.
tiring
satisfied
frustrated