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Use of English 2

Terms in this set (51)

It is no use trying to convince her. She won't listen.
point
There .........convince her. She won't listen.
is no point in trying to
She only came to the cinema because you insisted.
never
She would have ............. you hadn't insisted.
never come to the cinema if
The other team were so good that there was obviously no way we could win the match.
stand
The other team were so good that we ...........winning the match
didn't stand a chance of
There is a rumour that Mr Smith, the CEO , resigned yesterday.
handed
Mr Smith, the CEO, ..................his resignation yesterday.
is rumoured to have handed in
We are sure people will object to the idea of raising taxes again.
bound
There are ................the idea of raising taxes again.
bound to be people objecting to
It seems as if we have misunderstood each other.
been
There seems ........between us.
to have been a misunderstanding
Kurt was at a loss to explain who the smartphone belonged to and why it was in his coat pocket.
whose
Kurt had absolutely..............was and why it was in his coat pocket.
no idea whose smartphone it
"You should formally complain about the terrible service you received at the hotel." Said Jane to Mike.
Make
Jane suggested ...............about the terrible service that he received at the hotel.
that Mike make a formal complaint
I didn't know it was Tom until he took off his helmet.
I
Only when he.....recognise Tom.
took off his helmet did I
Perhaps Damian heard about the problem from Michael.
have
Damian ..................the problem from Michael.
may have heard about
If I hadn't made that mistake, I would have passed the exam.
for
If .............that mistake, I would have passed the exam.
it hadn't been for
If Ethan hadn't helped me , I wouldn't have been able to finish the project on time.
for
Had ............., I wouldn't have been able to finish the project on time.
it not been for Ethan
They will have to close the shop if sales do not increase.
increase
If there.............., they will have to close the shop.
is no increase in sales
You led me to believe that you were interested in the job.
impression
I ...................that you were interested in the job.
was under the impression
They didn't give me the job because I didn't have the right experience.
grounds
I was not .............that I didn't have the right experience.
given the job on the grounds
"I am confident that Tim will be a successful footballer." Said Mr Bradbury.
chances
Mr Bradbury said he ......... of becoming a successful footballer.
was confident in Tim's chances
I didn't feel like going out yesterday. That's why I didn't call you.
mood
If I .............going out yesterday, I would have called you.
had been in the mood for
Brad lost his job because he was late too many times.
grounds
Brad was fired... ................ of his lateness.
from his job on the grounds
Emma couldn't play the match because she was injured.
prevented
Her .........the match
injury prevented Emma from playing
It really gets on my nerves when Jack blames others for his problems.
lay
I wish Jack ......his problems on others.
wouldn't lay the blame for
Ian was determined to become a very successful writer.
set
Ian.... mark as a writer.
set out to make his
Susan is more interested in politics than you might expect.
less
You .................. interested in politics.
might expect Susan to be less
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of applications for visas over the last decade.
fallen
The number of ................... over the last decade.
applications for visas has fallen dramatically
Some sales assistants were fired because there was an unexpected fall in sales in December.
falling
Owing ...................in December, some sales assistants were fired.
to sales falling unexpectedly
The price of petrol is unlikely to change much this year.
stable
The price of petrol ................... this year.
is likely to remain stable
You have to study if you want to pass the exam, even if you don't like it.
however
If you want to pass the exam, you have to study,...............like it.
however much you don't
My book was supposed to be published this week, but there have been problems.
due
My book ...... ... this week, but there have been problems.
was due to be published
Even if it is very expensive, they want to buy a hololens.
may
Expensive ....., they want to buy a hololens.
as it may be
I never thought he could be lying to us.
occurred
It................. that he could be lying to us.
never occurred to me
Pauline was surprised at the directness of Mike's answer.
aback
Pauline ................... the directness of Mike's answer.
was taken aback by
Graham didn't care at all about other people's feelings.
disregard
Graham ............ other people's feelings.
showed a complete disregard for
If you come to Madrid, you can stay in my house.
put
I ...if you come to Madrid.
will put you up
Jane cried her eyes out immediately when she was told her father had died.
burst
Jane ...................as she was told her father had died.
burst into tears as soon
Joseph managed to convince his boss to give him a pay rise.
TALK
Joseph managed ......... him a pay rise.
to talk his boss into giving
My brother broke the vase. Sam said.
It
Sam said... ...... broke the vase.
it was his brother who
Any time you see Cate, ask her about her new novel.
happen
If ..........Cate, ask her about her new novel.
you happen to see
Because he wants to work in advertising, Christian is studying marketing.
view
Christian is studying marketing ...........in advertising.
with a view to working
John said that he almost never drinks whisky at home.
I
Rarely ................... at home. Said John.
do I drink whisky
Eric apologized to John for saying he was an idiot.
back
Eric .........about John being an idiot.
took back what he said
Don't ever leave the door open.
account
On ....................leave the door open.
no account should you ever
Janine regretted being so rude to her friend Rose.
wishes
Janine ............so rude to her friend Rose.
wishes she had not being
Mel was greatly offended by Sean's remarks about Muslims.
exception
Mel ...Sean's remarks about Muslims.
took great exception to
As soon as I finished my speech, the audience broke into applause.
way
No .........than the audience broke into applause.
sooner had I finished my speech
I only stopped worrying when they told me his injuries were superficial.
calm
Only when they told me his injuries were superficial ..................
did I calm down
Buying a new house is not possible at the moment.
question
It................buy a new house at the moment.
is out of the question to
We were faced with many problems that prevented us finishing the project on time.
against
If we .................many problems, we would have finished the project on time.
hadn't come up against so
Men outnumbered women by two to one at the meeting.
twice
There... .................women at the meeting yesterday.
were twice as many men as
If I could choose, I'd prefer to live in Ireland or Germany.
rather
If given................. , ...in Ireland or Germany.
the choice, I'd rather live
The CEO never said anything about people having to be made redundant.
time
At .....say anything about people having to be made redundant.
no time did the CEO
Calling Mike has been in the back of my mind for a while, but I haven't done it yet.
round
It's been in the back of mind to call Mike for a while, but I .. ............... it yet.
haven't got round to
Owing to bad weather conditions, we were forced to stay at home.
choice
With bad weather conditions, we ........to stay at home.
had no choice but
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