Relative Clauses
This is the man ___ helped me with my homework.
This is the man who helped me with my homework.
I saw ___ interesting movie last night.
I saw an interesting movie last night.
"After the promotion, she was ___!" (very happy)
on cloud 9
To change the date of an event to a later time.
postpone/reschedule
You ___ wear a seatbelt in the car. It's the law.
must
The book ___ I bought yesterday is very interesting.
The book which/that I bought yesterday is very interesting.
She is studying to become ___ engineer.
She is studying to become an engineer.
"This political scandal is a real ___." (controversial issue)
hot potato
News that is intentionally false.
fake news, fabricated
She ___ studied harder for the exam." (past advice)
should have
She lives in a city ___ the weather is always sunny.
She lives in a city where the weather is always sunny.
He lives in the United States
"I have so much work, I’m completely ___." (overwhelmed, overloaded)
snowed under
A person who gets angry when they lose.
bad loser
He ___ known about the meeting; nobody told him.
couldn’t have
The reason ___ she left early is still unknown.
The reason why she left early is still unknown.
___ сats are independent animals
Cats are independent animals (no article)
"He had to ___ to finish the project on time." (work late)
burn the midnight oil
To know the latest information
to be up to date / in the loop
If you're tired, you ___ take a break." (suggestion, advice)
should
Combine the sentences: "I know a girl. Her brother is a famous actor."
I know a girl whose brother is a famous actor
___ Sun rises in ___ East.
the Sun rises in the East.
Dealing with all this ___ makes starting a business difficult." (bureaucracy)
red tape
to stop trying to do something because it is too difficult
to give up
They ___ won the game if they had trained more. (possibility in the past)
could have