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My boss was not too happy about my request but finally gave his..... .
Опрос
  •   Consent
  •   Assent
23 голосов


The supposed..... of President Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald.
Опрос
  •   Assassin
  •   Killer
22 голосов


It would..... from the park’s attraction to compare it to a playground.
Опрос
  •   Arrogate
  •   Derogate
19 голосов


I want to..... any doubts you may have about this.
Опрос
  •   Allay
  •   Alleviate
18 голосов


The hawk has great..... of sight.
Опрос
  •   Acumen
  •   Acuity
19 голосов


💢 Direct

💢 Lead

💢 Conduct



💠 Who's leading the party in the next election?
🌀 (Not *directing* *conducting*)
❇️ (lead = be in charge of people)

💠 Who directs party policy?
🌀 (Not *conducts*) 
❇️ (direct = be in charge of a thing, e.g. a policy, a plan, finance)

💠 Who conducts/ directs the London Symphony Orchestra these days?
❇️ (the conductor is in charge of - conducts -the musicians in performance; the director is in charge of - directs - business concerns)


We'll have to turn left there, where it says..... .
Опрос
  •   all other routes
  •   all other directions
13 голосов


Who's.....the party in the next election?
Опрос
  •   directing
  •   leading
12 голосов


When did you get your driving.....?
Опрос
  •   diploma
  •   certificate
11 голосов


Janice asks so many personal questions, I..... her.
Опрос
  •   can't stand
  •   can't digest
12 голосов


I..... John's views about smoking in the workplace.
Опрос
  •   differ from
  •   differ with
12 голосов


Reuters has a news..... in every country in the world.
Опрос
  •   bureau
  •   study
8 голосов


We'd all prefer to pay wholesale rather than..... prices.
Опрос
  •   detail
  •   retail
9 голосов


It takes a long time for fallen trees to..... .
Опрос
  •   Rot
  •   Spoil
7 голосов


Who's the film..... of 'The Times'?
Опрос
  •   critic
  •   critique
6 голосов


There's a lot of..... crime in our area.
Опрос
  •   Little
  •   Petty
6 голосов




#Collocations

⚜"Get" is a very common verb in English, but it is not always appropriate for talking about
changes.


🔆Note also alternatives to get which can improve your style.

📌Go, not get
🔘Go is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities:
~ People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.
🔘Go is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes:
~Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.
🔘Go can also be used for slower colour changes:
~The pages of the book had gone yellow over the years.

📌Turn, not get
▫️Turn often collocates with colours:
~When the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them.
~The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight.

⏺Get and become
🔘Get and become can often be used with the same collocations, but become is more formal and is therefore more appropriate in essays:
~She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.
~I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.
▪️The same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed upset, impatient, violent:
~He became depressed after his wife's death.

🔹Become, not get, is used with the following: extinct, (unpopular, homeless, famous. ~Our local baker's has become famous for its apple tarts.

☑️Alternatives to get and become
~She fell ill and was taken to hospital.
~Everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news.
~As my father grew older, he spent less time working.
~The noise grew louder and soon we realised it was a plane approaching.


🚫Overusing and misusing get
Here are some sentences from students' essays where get is wrongly used.

🔅sentences with get :
❎I was able to get new friends.
❎If I get a child of my own one day ...
❎A year ago he got a heart attack.

🔅more appropriate alternatives:

✅A year ago he had/suffered a heart attack.
✅If I have a child of my own one day ...
✅In June. I had a baby, James.


When I start ........ grey, I'm definitely going to dye my hair.
Опрос
  •   Going
  •   Turning
  •   Becoming
  •   Getting
6 голосов

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