Idioms

Question 1

Estimated…

Answer 1

to be…

Question 2

A sequence…

Answer 2

of

Question 3

Acquiesce…

Answer 3

in

Question 4

Aim…

Answer 4

at

Question 5

Care about

Answer 5

(think about)

Question 6

Care for

Answer 6

(like)

Question 7

Compare with

Answer 7

(differences emphasized)

Question 8

Compare to

Answer 8

(similarities emphasized)

Question 9

Concur in

Answer 9

(opinion)

Question 10

Concur with

Answer 10

(someone)

Question 11

Credit…

Answer 11

…with

Question 12

Differ from

Answer 12

(different)

Question 13

Differ with

Answer 13

(disagree)

Question 14

Discourage…

Answer 14

from

Question 15

Disgusted…

Answer 15

with

Question 16

Be fascinated…

Answer 16

by

Question 17

Judge…

Answer 17

by

Question 18

Prohibit…

Answer 18

from

Question 19

Be related…

Answer 19

to

Question 20

Be sensible…

Answer 20

of

Question 21

Be sensitive…

Answer 21

to

Question 22

Identical…

Answer 22

with/to

Question 23

No less a..

Answer 23

than

Question 24

Regard…

Answer 24

as + noun/adj.

Question 25

Dismissed for

Answer 25

(job)

Question 26

Dismissed as

Answer 26

(by critics)

Question 27

Known as

Answer 27

(name)

Question 28

Known to be

Answer 28

(ascknowledgement)

Question 29

Known for

Answer 29

(famous for)

Question 30

Like +

Answer 30

noun (not example; e.g. like other writers)

Question 31

As +

Answer 31

clause

Question 32

Such as +

Answer 32

example

Question 33

Due to +

Answer 33

noun

Question 34

Less than

Answer 34

(comparison)

Question 35

Under

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(spatial)

Question 36

As (similarity) vs…

Answer 36

than (comparison)

Question 37

Everything - is/are?

Answer 37

singular

Question 38

Whether

Answer 38

(possibilities); I’d like to decide whether…; I don’t know whether…

Question 39

If

Answer 39

(condition)

Question 40

FANBOYS

Answer 40

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Question 41

Subjunctions

Answer 41

Although,… Because, … While,… (start a subordinate clause)

Question 42

Only + verb or noun

Answer 42

Refers to verb/noun after it

Question 43

Countable

Answer 43

Many, numerous, few, a number of

Question 44

Uncountable

Answer 44

Amount of, less than, little, least, great

Question 45

Price = 11$

Answer 45

Price sums to 11$ or totals 11$ (a total of… is WRONG)

Question 46

Transitions (however, therefore) come after…

Answer 46

a semicolon ( comma only for FANBOYS)

Question 47

,which vs ,-ing

Answer 47

which modifies noun; ing modifies action

Question 48

more…than +

Answer 48

adv. (e.g. more quickly than John); He is quicker than John => is wrong!; He is quicker.

Question 49

Being +

Answer 49

participle (e.g. Being infected does not make you sick); all other form of Being are wrong