Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases from the table below: | what like | what if | would rather | what's it like | had better | |---|---|---|---|---| | was born | let alone | as if | as soon as | have to | (a) Sumi talks too much. It is __ she were mad. (b) Can anyone tell me __ an elephant __? I have never seen an elephant. (c) I am eagerly waiting for your reply. Please answer me __ you can. (d) __ swimming in a river? I am so excited. (e) Helmet should be used while driving a motorbike. __ you were in a bike and met a serious accident? (f) It is a secret matter. We __ not discuss this in public. (g) Socrates who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock, __ in 469 BC. (h) I __ take an auto bike than go to college on foot. The exam is about to start. (i) Sometimes we __ accept something unwillingly for the sake of peace. (j) I can hardly walk __ run a race.
Answer (1)
Let's complete each sentence using a suitable clause or phrase from the table provided:
(a) Sumi talks too much. It is as if she were mad.
In this sentence, "as if" is used to express a hypothetical situation or a manner of speaking. It's as if Sumi's excessive talking suggests she might be mad or acting irrationally.
(b) Can anyone tell me what an elephant is like ? I have never seen an elephant.
"What an elephant is like" allows the speaker to inquire about the characteristics or appearance of an elephant, which they have never seen.
(c) I am eagerly waiting for your reply. Please answer me as soon as you can.
"As soon as" indicates urgency and is used to ask the person to respond at their earliest possible convenience.
(d) What's it like swimming in a river? I am so excited.
This phrase is a way to ask someone to describe the experience of swimming in a river.
(e) Helmet should be used while driving a motorbike. What if you were in a bike and met a serious accident?
"What if" is used to consider a possible scenario or consequence, emphasizing the importance of wearing a helmet for safety.
(f) It is a secret matter. We had better not discuss this in public.
"Had better" is used here to give a strong recommendation or advice, suggesting that discussing it in public could lead to unwanted consequences.
(g) Socrates, who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock, was born in 469 BC.
"Was born" gives historical information about Socrates, specifying the year of his birth.
(h) I would rather take an auto bike than go to college on foot. The exam is about to start.
"Would rather" expresses a preference, indicating the speaker would prefer taking an auto bike over walking, especially since time is a constraint.
(i) Sometimes we have to accept something unwillingly for the sake of peace.
"Have to" expresses necessity or obligation, suggesting that accepting things unwillingly might be necessary to maintain peace.
(j) I can hardly walk let alone run a race.
"Let alone" is used to emphasize that if walking is difficult, running a race would be even more challenging.
