Inversion
Rewrite the sentence using inversion: France has never before faced such a big danger when it comes to terrorism.
Never before has France faced such a big danger when it comes to terrorism.
Will you ____________ lunch by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow?
have eaten
It's _______ that I will be able to _______ after the party.
A) unlikely; wind down
B) doubtful; wind up
C) likelihood; snowed under
D) unlikelihood; snowed in
A) unlikely; wind down
What is a synonym for "peers"?
Contemporaries; equals
I was ______ hoping you could help.
A) around
B) kind of
C) that kind of
D) or so
B) kind of
(Not only/he/make) a mean cheesecake, _ _ _ he also prepares homemade jam.
Not only does he make a mean cheesecake, but he also prepares homemade jam.
This time next week I __________ (ski) in Switzerland!
This time next week I will be skiing in Switzerland!
What _________ tonight? ________that your plans _________?
A) you doing; any chances; fall through
B) are you up; is there chance; fallen through
C) are you up to; any chance; fell through
C) are you up to; any chance; fell through
What is a synonym for "adulation"?
Admiration
A) that kind of
B) or so
C) more or less
D) more so
C) more or less
(...........) had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. (..........) have I seen such a dramatic dinner party!
No sooner; never
Are you still writing your essay? If you __________ (to finish) by 4pm, we can go for a walk.
finish
There are dark clouds forming in the sky. ________ it will rain, but it's ________ that it will be a big storm. Still, maybe I should _______ the barbecue.
A) definitely; likely; call out
B) presumably; doubtful; call off
C) likelihood; sure; cancel
B) presumably; doubtful; call off
Two-Part Expressions:
I am s _ _ _ and t_ _ _ _ of all of these a _ _ _ _ and p _ _ _ _.
sick and tired; aches and pains
We'll be arriving at _______ five___.
A) more or less; -ish
B) around; sort of
C) more or less; sort of
D) around; -ish
D) around; -ish
(..........) do people appreciate this musician's talent. (...........) my friend told me to go to her concert had I ever heard of her.
Rarely; not until
When they __________ (to get) married in March, they __________ (to be) together for six years.
When they get married in March, they will have been together for six years.
I really wish I could _______, but nothing better has ________. My mom wants me to go but she's ________ change her mind if I ask nicely.
A) get up to it; cropped out; bound
B) fall through; gotten up to; bound to
C) get out; snapped up; bound
D) get out of it; cropped up; bound to
D) get out of it; cropped up; bound to
Right now, we all get the opportunity to watch history __ the _______ every time we read the news.
in the making
We/ to/ before/ bits/ various/ leave/ pieces/ going/ do/ and/ we/ are
We are going to do various bits and pieces before we leave.
Correct the errors:
Not only if was she intelligent, and she was also extremely gifted at playing the harp. No place else could you find such a prodigy. Never I heard such beautiful music. Only later had I discover that she hated the adulation.
Not only WAS she intelligent, BUT she was also extremely gifted at playing the harp. NOWHERE else could you find such a prodigy. Never HAD I heard such beautiful music. Only later DID I discover that she hated the adulation.
I hope that by the time I'm 50, robots ________ (not/replace) teachers. However, there is a distinct possibility that many jobs _______ (become) obsolete with the progress of AI. Maybe by then I ________ (relax) on a beach somewhere.
I hope that by the time I'm 50, robots won't have replaced teachers. However, there is a distinct possibility that many jobs will become obsolete with the progress of AI. Maybe by then I will be relaxing on a beach somewhere anyway, and it won't matter!
There's a ___________ that I will be at the party this weekend! I was ______, but it ________ happen. I just had to wait for my mom to _________ and relax before I ________ and asked.
A) probability; doubting; bound to; put her feet; go ahead
B) distinct possibility; doubtful; might well; put her feet up; went ahead
C) chances; doubtfully; may well; put her foot up; go ahead
D) distinct unlikelihood; maybe; put her foot up; went ahead
B) distinct possibility; doubtful; might well; put her feet up; went ahead
He was a (gifted/intelligent/prodigy) cook. Her recipes were _____ and _____, and everyone loved them. However, he had made the decision _____________ to burn his book of recipes before he died so that no one else could have them.
gifted; tried and tested; once and for all
blue/ like/ go/ sort/ once/ do/ in/ and/ I/ moon/ a/ out/ party/ and/ to/ thing/ that/ of
Once in a blue moon I like to go out and party and do that sort of thing.
OR
I like to go out and party and do that sort of thing once in a blue moon.