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There are many ways of condensing sentences. These are some of them:
1.You can use one word instead of a phrase or clause
The boy with the fair hair laughed. The fair-haired boy laughed.
The women worked in an industrious way. The women worked industriously.
People who interfere in other peoples business get on my nerves. Interfering people
get on my nerves.
2.You can use a phrase instead of a clause
The Principal came in when it was time to go to recess. The Principal came in at
recess time.
Ill lend you the book that youll need for the test. Ill lend you the book needed for the
test.
3.You can find one word that says the same as a string of words
mouse darted.
It darted across the salad bar.
This happened during the luncheon.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Lucy played.
She was behind the sofa.
She was with her friend.
Her friend was imaginary.
They played for hours.
7.
8.
9.
10.
I climbed to my perch.
I did this one night.
The night was hot.
The night was in the summer.
The night was in 1949.
It was my usual perch.
My perch was in the press box.
Sample Combinations
1. During the luncheon, a mouse darted across the salad bar.
2. This summer we traveled by train from Biloxi to Dubuque.
3. The convertible swerved off the road, crashed through the guardrail, and
caromed off a maple tree.
4. After his quarrel with Mr. Jimmy, Mick planted seeds in his garden.
5. Grandpa dropped his false teeth into a glass of prune juice.
6. Lucy played behind the couch for hours with her imaginary friend.
7. Before the ballgame on Sunday afternoon, a man in a chicken costume dashed
across the field.
8. A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the
swift waters twenty feet below.
9. The high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and
from all the rest of the world.
10. One hot night in the summer of 1949, I climbed to my usual perch in the cramped
press box above the wooden stands of the baseball park in Lumberton, North
Carolina.
SAMPLE COMBINATIONS:
1. Willie had a long, bushy beard and a droopy moustache.
2. Silently, the old man handed me a photograph of a beautiful woman.
3. The man handed me a torn and faded photograph of a young woman.
4. The photograph instantly brought back fine old memories.
5. The torn and faded photograph of a beautiful young woman instantly brought
back fine old memories.
9. On warm summer nights after supper, Papa would sit on the front porch and tell
us stories about ghosts and witches.
10. The sun would dry the dew on the grass of the park, soften the tar, bake the
rooftops, brown us on the beaches, make us sweat, and keep us from the tight,
small flats of the tenements.
1. The first alarm clock woke the sleeper by gently rubbing his feet.
The first alarm clock was invented by Leonardo da Vinci.
2. Some children have not received flu shots.
These children must visit the school doctor.
3. Success encourages the repetition of old behavior.
Success is not nearly as good a teacher as failure.
4. I showed the arrowhead to Rachel.
Rachel's mother is an archaeologist.
5. Merdine was born in a boxcar.
Merdine was born somewhere in Arkansas.
Merdine gets homesick every time she hears the cry of a train whistle.
6. The space shuttle is a rocket.
The rocket is manned.
This rocket can be flown back to earth.
This rocket can be reused.
7. Henry Aaron played baseball.
Henry Aaron played with the Braves.
Henry Aaron played for 20 years.
Henry Aaron was voted into the Hall of Fame.
The vote was taken in 1982.
8. Oxygen is colorless.
Oxygen is tasteless.
Oxygen is odorless.
Oxygen is the chief life-supporting element of all plant life.
Oxygen is the chief life-supporting element of all animal life.
9. Bushido is the traditional code of honor of the samurai.
Bushido is based on the principle of simplicity.
Bushido is based on the principle of honesty.
Bushido is based on the principle of courage.
Bushido is based on the principle of justice.
10. Merdine danced on the roof.
It was the roof of her trailer.
Merdine danced during the thunderstorm.
The thunderstorm flooded the county.
The thunderstorm was last night.
Sample Combinations:
1.The first alarm clock, which woke the sleeper by gently rubbing his feet, was invented
by Leonardo da Vinci.
2.Children who have not received flu shots must visit the school doctor.
3.Success, which encourages the repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a
teacher as failure.
4.I showed the arrowhead to Rachel, whose mother is an archaeologist.
5.Merdine, who was born in a boxcar somewhere in Arkansas, gets homesick every
time she hears the cry of a train whistle.
6.The space shuttle is a manned rocket that can be flown back to earth and reused.
7.Henry Aaron, who played baseball with the Braves for 20 years, was voted into the
Hall of Fame in 1982.
8.Oxygen--which is colorless, tasteless, and odorless--is the chief life-supporting
element of all plant and animal life.
9.Bushido, which is the traditional code of honor of the samurai, is based on the
principles of simplicity, honesty, courage, and justice.
10.Merdine danced on the roof of her trailer during the thunderstorm that flooded the
county last night.
Sample Combinations:
1. Monroe and I strolled through the graveyard, the most peaceful spot in town.
2. St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, was never married.
3. We were waiting outside the prison cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars,
like small animal cages.
4. Outside beneath my window, my father whistled for Reggie, our English setter.
5. We saw the stream in the valley, black and halted, a tarred path through the
wilderness.
6. We arrived at a small group of peasant houses, low yellow constructions with
dried-mud walls and straw roofs.
7. A great many old people came and knelt around us and prayed, old women with
jet-black faces and old men with work-gnarled hands.
8. One of the Cratchet girls had borrowed the books, a hatchet-faced, thin, eager,
transplanted Cockney girl with a frenzy for reading.
9. It was the kind of home that gathers memories like dust, a place filled with
laughter and play and pain and hurt and ghosts and games.
10. I led a raid on the small, shabby grocery of Barba Nikos, a short sinewy Greek
who walked with a slight limp and sported a flaring, handlebar moustache.
Sample Combinations:
1. Because the species is unknown in Egypt, it is unlikely that Cleopatra actually
committed suicide with an asp.
2. The boy hid the gerbil where no one would ever find it.
3. Since our neighbors installed a swimming pool in their backyard, they have gained
many new friends.
4. On a hot August evening, my parents and I watched in awe as erratic bolts of
lightning from a distant storm illuminated the sky.
5. Whenever Benny played the violin, the dog hid in the bedroom and whimpered.
6. Natural rubber is used chiefly to make tires and inner tubes because it is cheaper
than synthetic rubber and has greater resistance to tearing when wet.
7. By ancient custom, when a Peruvian woman finds an unusually ugly potato, she runs
up to the nearest man and smashes it in his face.
8. Credit cards are dangerous because they encourage people to buy things that they
are unable to afford and do not really need.
9. I kissed her once by the pigsty when she wasn't looking and never kissed her again
although she was looking all the time.
10. Some day, when the clouds are heavy, and the rain is coming down and the
pressure of realities is too great, I shall deliberately take my glasses off and go
wandering out into the streets, never to be heard from again.
Sample Combinations:
1. Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was driven by a
steam engine.
2. Sitting on the ground in a shady corner with my back against the wall, I took small
sips from a can of Coke.
3. Sitting on the window ledge overlooking the narrow street, I watched the children
frolicking in the first snow of the season.
4. Published by the U.S. Government in 1914, the first edition of Infant
Care recommended the use of peat moss for disposable diapers.
5. The gray, weather-worn house sat stately upon a hill surrounded by barren
tobacco fields.
6. Fearing that some member of the gang might see me, I washed the windows in a
fever of fear, whipping the squeegee swiftly up and down the glass.
7. "Goldsmith smiled, bunching his fat cheeks like twin rolls of smooth pink toilet
paper."
8. "The roaches scurried in and out of the breadbox, singing chanteys as they
worked and pausing only to thumb their noses jeeringly in my direction."
9. The medieval peasant--distracted by war, weakened by malnutrition, exhausted
by his struggle to earn a living--was an easy prey for the dreaded Black Death.
10. He eats slowly, steadily, sucking the rich sardine oil from his fingers with slow and
complete relish.
Sentence Building with Absolutes
Combine the sentences in each set below into a single clear sentence with at least
oneabsolute phrase. Here's an example:
His teeth chattering, his palm extended, the paperboy stood shivering in the
doorway.
1. I sat on the highest limb of a sturdy oak tree.
Its branches were reaching to the clouds.
The branches were reaching as if to claim a piece of the sky.
2. The wolf trots away.
His head and tail are erect.
His hips are slightly to one side and out of line with his shoulders.
3. The raccoon goes down on all fours and strides slowly off.
Her slender front paws are reaching ahead of her.
Her slender front paws are like the hands of an experienced swimmer.
4. My grandparents were holding hands in a New York City subway train.
Their faces were old.
Their faces were beautifully lined.
Their gray heads were almost touching.
5. I sat huddled on the steps.
My cheeks were resting sullenly in my palms.
I was half listening to what the grownups were saying.
I was half lost in a daydream
6. One sunny morning I whipped down the Roxbury Road on my bicycle.
The front spokes were melting into a saw blade.
The wind was shrilling tunes.
The tunes came through the vent holes in my helmet.
7. An elderly woman shuffles slowly to a park bench and sits down heavily.
Her wig is slightly askew.
Her wig is ash-blond.
Her wig is showing tuffs of hair.
The hair was thin.
The hair was gray.
Sample Combinations:
1. I sat on the highest limb of a sturdy oak tree, its branches reaching to the clouds
as if to claim a piece of the sky.
2. The wolf trots away, his head and tail erect, his hips slightly to one side and out of
line with his shoulders.
3. Her slender front paws reaching ahead of her like the hands of an experienced
swimmer, the raccoon goes down on all fours and strides slowly off.
4. Their faces old and beautifully lined, their gray heads almost touching, my
grandparents were holding hands in a New York City subway train.
5. Half listening to what the grownups were saying and half lost in a daydream, I sat
huddled on the steps, my cheeks resting sullenly in my palms.
6. One sunny morning I whipped down the Roxbury Road on my bicycle, the front
spokes melting into a saw blade, the wind shrilling tunes through the vent holes
in my helmet.
7. An elderly woman, her ash-blond hair slightly askew and showing tuffs of thin
gray hair, shuffles slowly to a park bench and sits down heavily.
8. A pencil poking out from behind his ear, Arthur fidgets on his high-legged chair in
his box-like office in the old Loft's candy factory on Broome Street.
9. Between 90 million and 100 million years ago, several species of turtle took to
the sea, their stubby legs adapting into streamlined flippers.
They will initiate a young bride into the ways and running habits of her new home.
They will offer experienced business advice.
They will gauge the proper size of a daughter's dowry.
14. What is the purpose of life?
Being happy is not the purpose of life.
The purpose is to matter.
The purpose is to be productive.
The purpose is to be useful.
The purpose is to have it make some difference that you lived at all.
15. What kind of inner resources do we have?
What imperishable treasures of mind and heart have we deposited in the bank of
the spirit against this rainy day?
The truth is this.
When we are in trouble we discover these things.
We discover them swiftly.
We discover them painfully.
16. How does a porcupine fight?
He gets his head under a rock or log.
He raises his quills.
He whips his tail about at lightning speed.
His tail is quill-filled.
He waits for someone to come and get it.
17. Is work useful?
Or is work useless?
Is work productive?
Or is work parasitic?
In practice nobody cares.
Work shall be profitable.
That is the sole thing demanded.
18. Do something before you make a major investment in bottled water.
Check with the manufacturer as to its source.
Check with the manufacturer as to the type of processing. Check with the
manufacturer as to results of tests of its content and purity.
Dr. Robert Harris suggests this.
Dr. Robert Harris is a water specialist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
19. What kind of person are you?
How do you feel about others?
How will you fit into a group?
Are you assured?
10. Propaganda works by tricking us, by momentarily distracting the eye while the rabbit
pops out from beneath the cloth.
11. The real problem is not just that troubles come, but that we don't know how to meet
them.
12. Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
13. Old people in India always know that they have a position of honor in the family, that
they will be needed in matters as diverse as initiating a young bride into the ways
and running habits of her new home or offering experienced business advice on
gauging the proper size of a daughter's dowry.
14. The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to
have it make some difference that you lived at all.
15. The truth is that when we are in trouble we discover swiftly and painfully what kind of
inner resources, what imperishable treasures of mind and heart we have deposited
in the bank of the spirit against this rainy day.
16. The porcupine fights by getting his head under a rock or log, raising his quills,
whipping his quill-filled tail about at lightning speed and waiting for someone to come
and get it.
17. In practice nobody cares whether work is useful or useless, productive or parasitic;
the sole thing demanded is that it shall be profitable.
18. Dr. Robert Harris, water specialist at the Environmental Defense Fund, suggests that
before you make a major investment in bottled water, check with the manufacturer as
to its source, the type of processing, and results of tests of its content and purity.
19. Nonverbal communications signal to members of your own group what kind of
person you are, how you feel about others, how you'll fit into and work in a group,
whether you're assured or anxious, the degree to which you feel comfortable with the
standards of your own culture, as well as deeply significant feelings about the self,
including the state of your own psyche.
20. The teacher's job is not to implant facts, but to place the subject to be learned in
front of the learner and, through sympathy, emotion, imagination, and patience,
awake in the learner the restless drive for answers and insights that enlarge and give
being ill.
science.
4. She talks
there wasn't
10.
11.
12.
you like.
to the office.
13.
, he wasn't
hurt.
14.
some notes
(key)
Choose the correct linking words . (key)
He went to work DESPITE being ill.
Jake couldn't sleep ALTHOUGH he was very tired.
Brian is good at maths WHEREAS his sister is good at science.
She talks AS IF she knows everything.
It was very late. NEVERTHELESS the guests didn't leave.
Lisa went shopping BUT she didn't buy anything.
I could make
They managed to make a meal ALTHOUGH there wasn't much food in the fridge.
AS SOON AS he fell asleep the phone rang.
You can keep those CDs AS LONG AS you like.
I'll write to you AS SOON AS I have the results.
They bought him a gift SINCE it was his birthday.
IN SPITE OF the heavy snow we managed to get back to the office.
The man fell off the ladder. HOWEVER, he wasn't hurt.
14.I took some paper and a pen SO THAT I could make some notes.
KEY
EX.1
1.When Dad comes home from work he lies down on the sofa because he is tired.
2.Max had a headache yesterday, so he didnt come to basketball practice.
3.This is Tobys new mountain bike, which he got from his parents. He locks it up every
evening, so that nobody can take it.
4. Although Samantha was very tired, she watched TV until well after midnight.
5. First, cut out the pictures, then glue them into your album.
6. I would like to learn Japanese, however, I dont know anyone who can teach me.
7. While we were driving through the countryside we saw many nice villages.
8. The Hemingways are our neighbours as well as our friends.
9. You can have either tea or coffee for breakfast.
10.Besides being a well-known politician, John Smith can also play the piano very well.
11.Despite his injury, the boy desperately wanted to play for his team in the finals.
12.During the hike up the mountains we saw a lot of deer.
13.Unless you finish that essay you wont get anything to eat.
14.Neither my mother nor my father will be able to attend the meeting.
15. He likes all kinds of sports, such as skiing, hockey and volleyball.
KEY
Ex.2
1.This is Jacks new mountain bike, which he got from his parents. He locks it up every evening
so that nobody can steal it.
2. Although my father loves jazz, he doesnt often listen to it.
3. While we were driving through the countryside, we saw lots of nice villages.
4. Honda makes cars as well as motorcycles.
5. Our flight attendants must be able to speak both English and Spanish.
6. The weather was perfect. It was neither too hot nor too cold.
7. Sally invited me to her party last weekend. However, I had to tell her I couldnt come.
8. I started to learn Italian during my stay in Rome.
9. Despite being the better team, we lost the match.
10.Even though we hadnt eaten for over 12 hours, we werent hungry.
11.I arrived late for the show, due to the bad traffic.
12.This cell phone costs 5 cents per minute, whereas the other has a flat rate.
13.He spent most of his time hanging around with friends. Therefore, he was not prepared for
the exam.
14.She wakes up early in order to be on time for work.
15.This car offers 6 air bags and heating for your seats. In addition, there is also a world-class
stereo system installed.
EX.2 Fill in the correct conjunctions and linking words from the list. There may be more
than one possibility! even though, neither .. nor, during, although, which, in order to, in
addition, despite, therefore, while, so that, whereas, however, due to, as well as, both.
1. This is Jacks new mountain bike, ______________________ he got from his
parents. He locks it up every evening ______________________ nobody can steal it.
2. ______________________ my father loves jazz, he doesnt often listen to it.
3. ______________________ we were driving through the countryside, we saw lots of
nice villages.
4. Honda makes cars ______________________ motorcycles.
5. Our flight attendants must be able to speak ______________________ English and
Spanish.
6. The weather was perfect. It was ______________________ too hot
______________________ too cold.
7. Sally invited me to her party last weekend. ______________________, I had to tell
her I couldnt come.
8. I started to learn Italian ______________________ my stay in Rome.
9. ______________________ being the better team, we lost the match.
10. ______________________ we hadnt eaten for over 12 hours, we werent hungry.
11.I arrived late for the show, ______________________ the bad traffic.
12.This cell phone costs 5 cents per minute, ______________________ the other has a
flat rate.
13.He spent most of his time hanging around with friends. ______________________,
he was not prepared for the exam.
14.She wakes up early ______________________ be on time for work.
15.This car offers 6 air bags and heating for your seats. ______________________,
there is also a world-class stereo system installed.
Ex.3 Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks.
1. There is always the ____________________ that the plane will be early.
(OPPORTUNITY / CHANCE/POSSIBILITY)
2. My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ____________________ .
(ADVISE/ADVICE)
KEY
Ex.3
1. There is always the possibility that the plane will be early.(OPPORTUNITY /
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
CHANCE/POSSIBILITY)
My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of advice. (ADVISE/ADVICE)
The strike will affect all trains in the London area. (EFFECT/AFFECT)
The police will prevent anyone from leaving the building.(AVOID/PREVENT)
Come and is down beside me. (BESIDE/BESIDES)
Besides managing the shop, he teaches in the evening. (BESIDE/BESIDES)
42. Does the sun rise in the east or in the west? (RAISE/RISE)
43. Would you remind me to finish early tonight.(REMIND/REMEMBER)
KEY Complete the sentence with the correct preposition from the choices given.
1.We are very excited about our trip to Spain next week. (AT, WITH, ABOUT, OVER)
2.I am very fond of drinking green tea. (FOR, OF, ABOUT, AT)
3.Almost all politicians were involved in the scandal. (IN, AT, WITH, FROM)
4.I am looking forward to having a meeting with you next week. (WITH, AT, TO, FROM)
5.At the moment, she is recovering from her injuries. (AT, OF, FROM, WITH)
6.Im dreaming about becoming a famous scientist one day (FOR, WITH, ABOUT,
INTO)
7.My cousin is married to a famous American (WITH, FOR, TO, FROM)
8.I am responsible for training the new recruits. (AT, ABOUT, WITH, FOR)
9.Many people took advantage of the low prices offered by the new shop (OF, FOR,
WITH, TO)
10.I was not quite satisfied with the exam results. (AT, FOR, WITH, ABOUT)
11.The president was thankful for everyone who helped in the campaign (TO, WITH,
FOR, AT) 12.Everyone in this town will benefit from the new hospital (FROM, WITH, AT,
INTO)
13.For two full days, the man was fighting for his life. (UP,WITH, AT, FOR)
14.My dad shouted at me because I didnt do what he said (TO, AT, WITH, TOWARDS)
15.She insisted on helping me with the dishes. (ON, WITH, FOR, ABOUT)
16.Almost all car companies care about the environment (FOR, AT, ABOUT,WITH)
17.Wearing a seat belt can protect you from being killed in a car. (WITH, OF, ABOUT,
FROM)
18.Ten people were killed when a bus collided with a car (INTO, WITH, AT, TOWARDS)
19.The customers came to the shop to complain about their service (ABOUT, AT, ON,
FOR)
20.Our atmosphere consists of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide (INTO, OF, WITH,
FOR)
21.We decided against buying the new car. (AGAINST, WITH, AT, OF)
22.Many children depend on their parents for money. (ON, AT, WITH, TO)
23.He graduated from Oxford university (ON, FROM, OUT OF, WITH)
24.The advertising campaign resulted in hundreds of new customers for the company.
(TO, FOR, UP, IN)
25.As a scientist, I specialize in marine biology (AT, IN, FOR, WITH)
Ex.4.Complete the sentence with the correct preposition from the choices given.
1. We are very excited __________________ our trip to Spain next week. (AT, WITH,
ABOUT, OVER)
2. I am very fond __________________ drinking green tea. (FOR, OF, ABOUT, AT)
3. Almost all politicians were involved __________________ the scandal. (IN, AT,
WITH, FROM)
4. I am looking forward ______________ having a meeting with you next week. (WITH,
AT, TO, FROM) 5. At the moment, she is recovering __________________ her injuries.
(AT, OF, FROM, WITH)
6. Im dreaming ________________ becoming a famous scientist one day (FOR,
WITH, ABOUT, INTO)
7. My cousin is married __________________ a famous American (WITH, FOR, TO,
FROM)
8. I am responsible __________________ training the new recruits. (AT, ABOUT, WITH,
FOR)
9. Many people took advantage __________________ the low prices offered by the
new shop (OF, FOR, WITH, TO)
10.I was not quite satisfied __________________ the exam results. (AT, FOR, WITH,
ABOUT)
11.The president was thankful __________________ everyone who helped in the
campaign (TO, WITH, FOR, AT)
12.Everyone in this town will benefit __________________ the new hospital (FROM,
WITH, AT, INTO) 13.For two full days, the man was fighting __________________ his
life. (UP,WITH, AT, FOR)
14.My dad shouted __________________ me because I didnt do what he said (TO,
AT, WITH, TOWARDS)
15.She insisted __________________ helping me with the dishes. (ON, WITH, FOR,
ABOUT)
16.Almost all car companies care __________________ the environment (FOR, AT,
ABOUT,WITH) 17.Wearing a seat belt can protect you ____________ being killed in a
car. (WITH, OF, ABOUT, FROM) 18.Ten people were killed when a bus collided
__________________ a car (INTO, WITH, AT, TOWARDS) 19.The customers came to
the shop to complain _____________ their service (ABOUT, AT, ON, FOR) 20.Our
atmosphere consists __________________ oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide
(INTO, OF, WITH, FOR)
21.We decided __________________ buying the new car. (AGAINST, WITH, AT, OF)
22.Many children depend __________________ their parents for money. (ON, AT,
WITH, TO)
23.He graduated __________________ Oxford university (ON, FROM, OUT OF, WITH)
24.The advertising campaign resulted __________________ hundreds of new
customers for the company. (TO, FOR, UP, IN)
25.As a scientist, I specialize __________________ marine biology (AT, IN, FOR, WITH
KEY
Ex.4Complete the sentence with the correct preposition from the choices given.
1. We are very excited about our trip to Spain next week. (AT, WITH, ABOUT, OVER)
2. I am very fond of drinking green tea. (FOR, OF, ABOUT, AT)
3. Almost all politicians were involved in the scandal. (IN, AT, WITH, FROM)
4. I am looking forward to having a meeting with you next week. (WITH, AT, TO, FROM)
5. At the moment, she is recovering from her injuries. (AT, OF, FROM, WITH)
6. Im dreaming about becoming a famous scientist one day (FOR, WITH, ABOUT,
INTO)
7. My cousin is married to a famous American (WITH, FOR, TO, FROM)
8. I am responsible for training the new recruits. (AT, ABOUT, WITH, FOR)
9. Many people took advantage of the low prices offered by the new shop (OF, FOR,
WITH, TO)
10.I was not quite satisfied with the exam results. (AT, FOR, WITH, ABOUT)
11.The president was thankful for everyone who helped in the campaign (TO, WITH,
FOR, AT) 12.Everyone in this town will benefit from the new hospital (FROM, WITH, AT,
INTO)
13.For two full days, the man was fighting for his life. (UP,WITH, AT, FOR)
14.My dad shouted at me because I didnt do what he said (TO, AT, WITH, TOWARDS)
15.She insisted on helping me with the dishes. (ON, WITH, FOR, ABOUT)
16.Almost all car companies care about the environment (FOR, AT, ABOUT,WITH)
17.Wearing a seat belt can protect you from being killed in a car. (WITH, OF, ABOUT,
FROM)
18.Ten people were killed when a bus collided with a car (INTO, WITH, AT, TOWARDS)
19.The customers came to the shop to complain about their service (ABOUT, AT, ON,
FOR)
20.Our atmosphere consists of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide (INTO, OF, WITH,
FOR)
21.We decided against buying the new car. (AGAINST, WITH, AT, OF)
22.Many children depend on their parents for money. (ON, AT, WITH, TO)
23.He graduated from Oxford university (ON, FROM, OUT OF, WITH)
24.The advertising campaign resulted in hundreds of new customers for the company.
(TO, FOR, UP, IN) 25.As a scientist, I specialize in marine biology (AT, IN, FOR, WITH)