idioms Flashcards
Idiom
“X was dated…”
“At Y”
Estimated…
“To be X”
Paws are to dogs…feet are to people
Paws are to dogs what feet are to people
“I value my ability…sing”
I value my ability TO sing
Allowed
“The holiday allows Maria… watch the movie”
The holiday allows Maria to watch the movie
And
We are concerned about the forests AND the oceans
not “also” maybe “and also” but that is redundant
X verb… because subj verb
Plants grow because the sun shines
not plats grow as a result of the sun shining
Being
Being infected does not make you sick
Being appears in many wrong answers, but some are right
The dog has paws…a lion
The dog has paws LIKE a lion.
LIKE is used to indicate similarity between two things. It does not communicate examples.
The dog has clothing…. t-shirts, jeans and sweaters
The dog has clothing INCLUDING t-shirts, jeans and sweaters.
Including is used to introduce examples.
