Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. 1. He was always insensitive ………………. the feelings of others. (of / to / with) 2. The fisherman’s hands were insensitive …………………. the cold. (of / to / from) 3. They dissuaded me …………………. buying that car. (of / from / to) 4.
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Gap Filling Grammar Exercise. October 21st, 2023 in English Learning. Fill in the blanks. Until one or two decades ……………….. (ago / before), consumers wanting large-screen televisions …………….. (has / have / had) to rely on CRT technology.
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Englishclub.com covers spelling rules, peer editing, and writing prompts. Some good, but quite basic material. Grammarcheck.net is an online grammar check site, which is capable of finding various elements of bad writing, including run-on sentences and punctuation mistakes.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise. Turn the following sentences into indirect speech. 1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’. 2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’. 3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John. 4.
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General Grammar Exercise. Fill in the blanks. 1. The Prime Minister and his government will resign and new elections ………………… (will hold / will be held / will be holding) 2. Society ………………… exist without government. (cannot / should not / must not) 3.
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We use them to say what a situation looks like. She spoke to me as if she knew me, but I had never met her before. OR She spoke to me as though she knew me, but I had never met her before. It looks as if / as though it is going to rain. She cried as if / as though she was dying.
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Proper Nouns Exercise. Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences. 1. They got married in January. 2. Does anyone live in the Sahara desert? 3. Peter is leaving for London tomorrow. 4.
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Suggest or suggest that. The verb suggest cannot be followed by object + infinitive. That-clauses and –ing forms are common. Father suggested consulting a doctor. OR Father suggested that I should consult a doctor. (NOT Father suggested to consult a doctor.) (NOT Father suggested me to consult a doctor.)
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Prepositions Exercise. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. 1. He could tell …………………… the quiver in her lower lip that she was about to cry. (by / with) 2. He had the quixotic idea of challenging all his enemies …………………… a duel. (for / to) 3. The history quiz consisted ...
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A paragraph is the smallest unit of prose composition. A paragraph may be defined as a group of sentences relating to a single topic. There are several different types of paragraphs. Here is an overview. Descriptive. In a descriptive paragraph you describe a scene or a thing or a person.
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