Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction or preposition.

1. ……………………. you want to make money, you have to work hard. (If / Whether / Unless)

Underline the verbs in the following sentences and identity the tense form.

Identity the tense form used in the following sentences.

1. The birds were singing sweetly.

Affirmative sentences in the simple present and simple past tense do not have an auxiliary verb. We use do, does or did to change them into questions.

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. I have been learning the violin ……………….. two years.

a) for
b) since
c) from

To tighten the purse strings

To tighten the purse strings is to reduce expenditure.

• If we want to buy an apartment we’ll have to tighten the purse strings a bit.

A large number of idioms are formed with the names of body parts. Here is a list of them.

First-hand

To experience something first hand is to experience it yourself

A hidden agenda

When somebody has a hidden agenda, they have a secret motive for doing something.

• It would be foolish of us to believe everything that she says. I really suspect that she has a hidden agenda.