Grammar:
Correct or Incorrect?
Correct or Incorrect?
We talked about if to take the job offer or not.
Incorrect
...whether to take the job offer
reliable, responsible, trustworthy, fragile
fragile
He doesn't seem to care ___ the effect smoking has on him.
about
To be on cloud _____ (a state of extreme happiness)
a) seven
b) nine
c) eleven
b) nine
In English cafés, customers sometimes leave a reusable cup on the counter. Why do they do this?
They get a small discount for bringing their own cup.
What theatre performers enjoy is getting immediate feedback from the audience.
Correct
layover, destination, stopover, connection.
destination
The audience engaged ___ a heated debate after the performance.
in
to kill two ____ with one stone
a) rabbits
b) bugs
c) birds
c) birds
In England, there is a famous phenomenon that locals jokingly call "pea soup." What is it?
thick London fog
When I finally got to the conference, the talk I wanted to see finished.
Incorrect
... the talk I wanted to see had finished
sympathetic, attractive, handsome, charming
sympathetic
Despite ____ the cold, he didn't wear a coat.
--
It’s all ____ to me!
a) Greek
b) Chinese
c) French
a) Greek
Even being completely deaf, Beethoven continued to compose music. To feel the piano vibrations, he used a stick: he pressed one end against the instrument. What did he do with the other end?
He held it in his teeth.
They appear to argue about something.
Incorrect
...to be arguing about...
advancement, agreement, argument, aboostment
aboostment
This book influenced ___ her profoundly.
--
To take ____ leave (to leave a gathering, without informing the host)
a) Dutch
b) French
c) English
b) French
In the 19th century, English bankers would sometimes put a small stone into a chest of money. Why did they do this?
to check the weight --> against robbery
Had Alex asked, I would have been able to help.
Correct
adventure, phenomena, quotation, destination
phenomena
The critics dwelled ___ the symbolism rather than the narrative structure.
on
to know something like the back of your _____.
a) head
b) hand
c) finger
b) hand
In 19th-century England, there was a peculiar profession: a person would walk the streets and shoot peas from a pipe at people’s windows. Why did they do this?
hey served as a human alarm clock