Exercise 1: Warm-up
1 ) The word indefinitely means for an __________ time period.
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Correct! Indefinitely means not definitely. We cannot define the time. The period is not specific. We don’t know how long.
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X Incorrect. Indefinitely means not specific. We don’t know how long. The duration is unknown.
2 ) The word ephemeral and the phrase __________ express the same idea.
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X Incorrect. Ephemeral means to exist for a short period. The period is often shorter than a year.
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Correct! Ephemeral means to exist for a short time.
3 ) The word whole is more ___________ than the word entire.
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Correct! We often use whole in spoken English. We sometimes use entire. Entire is a little more formal word.
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X Incorrect. The word whole is a little more casual than entire. We use whole a little more often in spoken English.
4 ) The words respite means ___________.
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X Incorrect. A respite is a break from work or another unenjoyable activity. It is a temporary rest.
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Correct! A respite is a break from work or another unenjoyable activity.
Exercise 2
Exercise 3: Warm-up
1 ) In the sentence “We went outside.” the word outside is ___________.
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X Incorrect. Before a noun phrase such as outside the city or outside the building the word outside is a preposition.
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Correct! The word outside by itself is an adverb.
2 ) The phrase close to and the word ___________ express the same idea.
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Correct! Close to and near are synonyms.
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X Incorrect. Close to and near are synonyms.
3 ) In the sentence “There will be a concert in the park tomorrow.” the word there is ___________.
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Correct! Before the verb to be, the word there is a pronoun.
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X Incorrect. Before the verb to be, the word there is a pronoun. After to be and other verbs, there is an adverb, such as in the sentence “I’ll be there.”
4 ) The phrase drove off and __________ express the same idea.
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X Incorrect. The phrase next to and the word off have very different meanings. Off sometimes means away.
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Correct! The word off sometimes means away.
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Great practice!
