Idioms Flashcards
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Ability
I value my ABILITY TO SING.
I value my ABILITY OF SINGING.
I value my ABILITY FOR SINGING.
I value the ABILITY FOR me TO SING.
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Allow
The holiday ALLOWS Maria TO WATCH the movie today. (= permits)
Maria WAS ALLOWED TO WATCH the movie.
The demolition of the old building ALLOWS FOR new construction. (= permits the existence of)
The holiday ALLOWED FOR Maria TO WATCH the movie.
The holiday ALLOWED Maria the WATCHING OF the movie.
The holiday ALLOWS THAT homework BE done (or CAN BE done).
Homework is ALLOWED FOR DOING BY Maria.
The ALLOWING OF shopping TO DO (or TO BE DONE).
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And
We are concerned about the forests AND the oceans.
We are concerned about the forests, the oceans, AND the mountains.
We work all night, AND we sleep all day. (note the comma before AND)
We are concerned about the forests AND ALSO the oceans.
We are concerned about the forests, ALSO the oceans.
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AS I walked, I becamse more nervous. (=during)
AS I had already paid, I was unconcerned. (=because, since)
AS we did last year, we will win this year. (= in the same way)
AS the president of the company, she works hard. (= in the role of)
AS a child, I delivered newspapers. (= in the role of)
My first job was an apprenticeship AS a sketch aritist.
AS A PART OF the arrangement, he received severance.
My first job was an apprenticeship OF a sketch artist.
They worked AS a sketch artist. (Needs to agree in number)
WHILE BEING a child, I delivered newspapers.
AS BEING a child, I delivered newspapers.
WHILE IN childhood, I delivered newspapers.
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Because
BECAUSE the sun SHINES, plants grow.
Plants grow BECAUSE the sun SHINES.
BECAUSE OF the sun, plants grow.
BY SHINING, the sun makes plants grow.
Plants grow, FOR the sun shines. (grammatically correct but VERY formal)
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BECAUSE the sun SHINES, plants grow.
Plants grow BECAUSE the sun SHINES.
BECAUSE OF the sun, plants grow.
BY SHINING, the sun makes plants grow.
Plants grow, FOR the sun shines. (grammatically correct but VERY formal)
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Being
BEING infected does not make you sick.
The judges saw the horses BEING led to the stables.
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Believe
She BELIEVES THAT Gary IS right.
She BELIEVES Gary TO BE right.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT Gary IS right.
Gary IS BELIEVED TO BE right.
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Both…And
She was interested BOTH in plants AND in animals.
She was interested in BOTH plants AND animals.
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But
I STUDY hard BUT TAKE breaks.
I STUDY hard, BUT I TAKE breaks.
ALTHOUGH I TAKE frequent naps, I STUDY effectively.
DESPITE TAKING frequent naps, I STUDY effectively.
I TAKE frequent naps, YET I STUDY effectively.
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Can
The manager CAN RUIN the plant.
The plant CAN CAUSE damage.
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Consider
I CONSIDER her a friend. I CONSIDER her intelligent.
Note: You can switch the order of the two objects, if one is long.
I CONSIDER illegal the law passed last week by the new regime.
The law IS CONSIDERED illegal.
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Either…Or
I will take EITHER the subway OR the bus.
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Expect
We EXPECT the price TO FALL. The price IS EXPECTED TO FALL.
We EXPECT THAT the price WILL FALL.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT the price WILL FALL.
Inflation rose more than we EXPECTED.
There IS an EXPECTATION THAT the price will fall.
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