Idioms

Question 1

Ability _ sing

Answer 1

Ability TO sing

NOT

Ability of singing
Ability for singing
Ability for me to sing

Question 2

We have 3 times as many more pears as you

We have as many or more pears than you

Right or wrong?

Answer 2

Both wrong. No “more”. Using “as… than” is wrong.

We have 3 times as many pears as you

We have at least as many apples as you

Question 3

Consider

I consider the law as illegal

Teaching was traditionally considered as a female profession

What’s wrong?

Answer 3

As is redundant

I consider the law ILLEGAL

Traditionally considered a female profession

I consider the law TO BE illegal is not preferred

WRONG:

I consider the law AS illegal
I consider the law as if it were illegal

Question 4

I require you that you CANNOT go to the store
I require you that you ARE not allowed to go to the store

What’s wrong with these statements?

Answer 4

Bossy needs statement

I require you that you NOT GO TO THE STORE

Or

I require you not to go

Question 5

She drank coffee for staying awake

Right or wrong?

Answer 5

Wrong

She drank coffee to stay awake

Question 6

He wrote with pencils____ with pens

1) rather than
2) stead of

Answer 6

Rather than

Question 7

Sales are higher this year over last year

Right or wrong?

Answer 7

Wrong

Use than

Sales are higher this year than last year

Question 8

The reason for her execution was because of adultery

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Answer 8

The reason… because is wrong.

The reason for her execution was adultery.

Question 9

She is expected to be appointed as chairman

What’s wrong?

Answer 9

As is redundant .

She is expected to be appointed chairman

Question 10

Prohibit/ forbid

I prohibit you ___ school grounds

I forbid you___ school grounds

From leaving or to leave?

Answer 10

I prohibit you FROM LEAVING school grounds

I forbid you TO LEAVE school grounds

Question 11

Soldier ants are sterile, wingless females that serve many roles within a colony, from serving as sentinels and sounding a warning when danger is near.

Right or wrong?

Answer 11

Wrong. Idiom is from… to

From serving as a sentinels to sounding… is correct

Question 12

Yield Evidence for
Yield evidence of
Yield evidence thAt

What is the correct way of using the above sentences?

Answer 12

Yield Evidence for a noun (ex: her boss)

yield evidence of a noun(ex: incompetence)

Yield evidence that …. follows a more complex sentence

Question 13

Equipped for
Equipped as
Equipped to be

How to use correctly

Answer 13

Equipped as noun (ex: a witch)
Equipped for a noun (ex: supper)
Equipped to be verb (ex: equipped to face)

Question 14

Simultaneously ____

What preposition?

Answer 14

With

Question 15

Lay vs lie

Answer 15

Lay- lay an object down
Lie- subject itself lies down.

Difference lies between …

Question 16

In burning

Is this a correct idiom?

Answer 16

No. When burning or while burning is correct

Question 17

The Same to A as B

Correct?

Answer 17

No. The same to A as to B

Question 18

Can “whether” stand alone?

Answer 18

Yes, don’t need “or” to follow

Question 19

Attribute x ___ y

Fill in the blank

Answer 19

Attribute x to y

Question 20

Capable to do …

Right or wrong?

Answer 20

Wrong, it’s capable of doing ..

Question 21

In choosing
By choosing

Which is correct?

Answer 21

Both correct

Question 22

Just as X, so Y
Like X, Y

Correct?

Answer 22

Yes