"Honestly, I didn't cheat in the test!" said John. DENIED John _______ in the test
denied having cheated/that he had cheated
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Pop in for a chat whenever you are in town. HAPPEN. If _____________ in town, pop in for a chat.
you (ever) happen to be
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Paula had just reached the gate when it began to rain. THAN. No sooner _____ it began to rain
had Paula reached the gate than
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"Mark wrote that poem, not Ian" said Helen. IT. According to Helen, _____________ that poem, not Ian.
it was Mark who wrote
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Even if it is expensive, they want to go on the London Eye. MAY. Expensive ______________, they want to go on the London Eye.
though it may be
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Unless you tell the truth, the school trip will be canceled. MEAN. Your failure_________ the cancelation of the school trip.
to tell the truth will mean
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Jill has never been here before, so it's possible that she has got lost. HAVE. Jill ___________ it is the first time she has ever been here.
may/might have got lost since/as/because
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Instead of spending money on clothes, I prefer to spend it on books. SPEND. I would _________ on books than on clothes.
rather spend money
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"Do your homework first, and then you can go to the cinema" said Jim's mother. LONG. Jim's mother agreed to let him go to the cinema ___________ his homework first.
as/so long as he did
15
"Yes, I took the money, but Ned told me to do it!" said George. WHO. George claimed that it _________ to take the money.
was Ned who told him.
15
Harry thought of throwing a surprise party for Katie's birthday. CAME. Harry__________ of throwing a surprise party for Katie's birthday.
came up with the idea
15
They are decorating our living room, so the house is a mess. DONE. We are __________ , so the house is a mess.
having our living room done up
15
I really hate it when people speak to me like that!. BEING. I really object ______________ like that!
to being spoken to
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I was just about to call him when he rang me instead. POINT. I was _________ when he rang me instead.
on the point of calling him
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The manager gave her secretary strict instructions that no one should be allowed to disturb her. CIRCUMSTANCES. "Under _______to be disturbed!" the manager told her secretary.
no circumstances am I
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I learnt a lot about gardening, thanks to Kevin. FOR. If __________________, I wouldn't have learnt so much about gardening.
