People, Descriptions and Connections

That bag is ___. (belongs to me)

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Correct answer: mine

That bag is mine. (belongs to me) Subject pronouns act as subjects, object pronouns follow verbs or prepositions, possessive adjectives precede nouns, and possessive pronouns stand alone. Compare she, her, her coat and hers. Do not add an apostrophe to yours, hers or theirs.

___ car is red. (belongs to them)

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Correct answer: Their

Their car is red. (belongs to them) Subject pronouns act as subjects, object pronouns follow verbs or prepositions, possessive adjectives precede nouns, and possessive pronouns stand alone. Compare she, her, her coat and hers. Do not add an apostrophe to yours, hers or theirs.

Choose the word or expression: Kind and pleasant towards other people.

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Correct answer: friendly

friendly: Kind and pleasant towards other people. Example: Our neighbours are friendly and always say hello.

There isn't ___ in the box.

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Correct answer: anything

There isn't anything in the box. Compounds with some, any, no and every refer to people, things or places. They normally take a singular verb. Use no-compounds with a positive verb rather than a double negative. Some is common in offers; any is common in open questions and negatives.

___ is waiting outside; I don't know who.

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Correct answer: Someone

Someone is waiting outside; I don't know who. Compounds with some, any, no and every refer to people, things or places. They normally take a singular verb. Use no-compounds with a positive verb rather than a double negative. Some is common in offers; any is common in open questions and negatives.

Choose the word or expression: Nervous about meeting or speaking to people.

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Correct answer: shy

shy: Nervous about meeting or speaking to people. Example: He is too shy to introduce himself.

She's the teacher ___ helped me.

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Correct answer: who

She's the teacher who helped me. Defining relative clauses identify which person or thing is meant, without commas. Use who/that for people, which/that for things and where for places. An object relative pronoun can often be omitted, but a subject relative pronoun cannot.

This is the café ___ we met.

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Correct answer: where

This is the café where we met. Defining relative clauses identify which person or thing is meant, without commas. Use who/that for people, which/that for things and where for places. An object relative pronoun can often be omitted, but a subject relative pronoun cannot.

Choose the word or expression: Unwilling to work or make an effort.

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Correct answer: lazy

lazy: Unwilling to work or make an effort. Example: The lazy character never does any work.

She speaks ___ clearly than I do.

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Correct answer: more

She speaks more clearly than I do. Compare adjectives with -er/more and superlatives with -est/most. Most -ly adverbs use more/most. Good/well become better/best, and bad/badly become worse/worst. As + adjective/adverb + as expresses equality.

This is the ___ route.

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Correct answer: shortest

This is the shortest route. Compare adjectives with -er/more and superlatives with -est/most. Most -ly adverbs use more/most. Good/well become better/best, and bad/badly become worse/worst. As + adjective/adverb + as expresses equality.

Choose the word or expression: Able to wait calmly without becoming annoyed.

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Correct answer: patient

patient: Able to wait calmly without becoming annoyed. Example: Our teacher is patient when we need more time.

___ it was raining, we went out.

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Correct answer: Although

Although it was raining, we went out. Although introduces a contrasting clause; however connects contrasting sentences and needs suitable punctuation. Because introduces a reason and so a result. Use before/after/when to make the sequence clear. Avoid although ... but for the same contrast.

It was cold, ___ we wore coats.

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Correct answer: so

It was cold, so we wore coats. Although introduces a contrasting clause; however connects contrasting sentences and needs suitable punctuation. Because introduces a reason and so a result. Use before/after/when to make the sequence clear. Avoid although ... but for the same contrast.

Choose the word or expression: Telling the truth and not cheating.

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Correct answer: honest

honest: Telling the truth and not cheating. Example: She is honest and admits her mistakes.