VA5 TOEFL Voc. Gram. Prepositions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 9 Public

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1.- [Thanks to / in terms of] low interest rates, more people bought houses.

Thanks to

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2.- Construction companies built more homes [as a result of / as well as] the increased demand.

as a result of

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3.- [Rather than / due to] repaying their loans, homeowners borrowed more money.

Rather than

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4.- [Given / except for] the oversupply of housing, it was inevitable that prices would start to fall.

Given

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5.- [In the case of / Instead of] making a profit by selling their home, they made a loss.

Instead of

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6.- House prices fell by almost forty percent [compared to / as well as] the previous year.

compared to

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7.- [In the case of / In terms of] people who were unable to repay their loans, properties were repossessed by the banks.

In the case of

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8.- [In terms of / due to] the economic impact, the results were unemployment and a downturn in growth and productivity.

In terms of

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Punishment!

Tell a tongue twister :)

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