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Enough chairs, quiet enough: where does enough go?
Choose the position of enough by checking whether it describes an amount or a quality.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceComparatives with than: compare two options
Use faster than or more expensive than to explain one clear difference between two choices.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceUsually and never: where do they go in a sentence?
Describe a routine with natural adverb placement before an ordinary verb or after am, is and are.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceShow up: arrive for a meeting or event
Say who arrived, and avoid assuming that show up always means late.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceGive up trying: say when an attempt stops
Use give up with an activity and choose trying instead of to try.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceGet along with: describe a good relationship
Talk about people who have a friendly relationship and keep with before the person.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceGo over your notes: review something carefully
Use go over for reviewing material, and keep the object after over.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceCalm down: a change in how someone feels
Distinguish becoming calmer from helping another person become calmer.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceGet back to someone: promise a later reply
Offer an answer or update later without accidentally promising a solution.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceSince or for? A starting point or a length of time
Choose since for when something began and for for how long it has lasted.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceAlready or yet? Talk about what has happened
Describe an action completed before now or one you are still waiting for.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceWas or were? Describe a past situation
Match the past form of be to the person or people you are talking about.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceChoose one idea. Try it today.
A small change in a real conversation or message is a useful place to start.
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