Grammar Flashcards

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The flowers _____ beautifully in the spring garden.
Answer: smell
Linking verbs like 'smell' used to describe a quality take an adjective, and the plural subject 'flowers' requires 'smell.'
I am used to _____ early every morning.
Answer: waking
'Be used to' expresses habit and is followed by a gerund ('-ing' form).
_____ she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
Answer: As long as
'As long as' introduces a condition that must be met for the result to occur.
He has been working here _____ he graduated.
Answer: since
'Since' marks a specific point in time from which an action has continued.
That was _____ difficult test I have ever taken.
Answer: the most
Superlatives require the definite article 'the' before the superlative form.
The suspect was seen _____ the building at midnight.
Answer: entering
After passive perception verbs ('was seen'), a gerund or bare infinitive follows; 'entering' emphasizes the ongoing action.
_____ the rain, they decided to continue the game.
Answer: Despite
'Despite' introduces a contrasting circumstance and is followed by a noun phrase.

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