Complete the sayings with a, an, the, or nothing (-). 1. Look after the pennies and _____ pounds will look after
Complete the sayings with a, an, the, or nothing (-).
1. Look after the pennies and _____ pounds will look after themselves.
2. Actions speak louder than _____ words.
3. It"s _____ small world!
4. Time waits for no _____ man.
5. Don"t worry, it"s not _____ end of _____ world!
Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases. Tick (✓) the correct sentences.
1. She"s _____ best boss we"ve ever had in this office. (✓)
2. He always come home from _____ work at about six o"clock.
3. That"s a beautiful _____ - I especially like _____ colour.
4. _____ both schedules when I was 16.
1. Look after the pennies and _____ pounds will look after themselves.
2. Actions speak louder than _____ words.
3. It"s _____ small world!
4. Time waits for no _____ man.
5. Don"t worry, it"s not _____ end of _____ world!
Correct any mistakes in the highlighted phrases. Tick (✓) the correct sentences.
1. She"s _____ best boss we"ve ever had in this office. (✓)
2. He always come home from _____ work at about six o"clock.
3. That"s a beautiful _____ - I especially like _____ colour.
4. _____ both schedules when I was 16.
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1. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.- In this saying, "the" is used before "pounds" because it refers to specific pounds that will be taken care of when the pennies are looked after.
2. Actions speak louder than words.
- In this saying, "words" is used without any article because it is a general statement comparing actions to words in a figurative sense.
3. It"s a small world!
- In this saying, "a" is used before "small world" because it refers to any small world in general.
4. Time waits for no man.
- In this saying, "no" is used before "man" to emphasize that time does not wait for any person.
5. Don"t worry, it"s not the end of the world!
- In this saying, "the" is used before "end" and "world" because it refers to a specific end and a specific world that is being mentioned.
Now let"s correct the mistakes in the highlighted phrases.
2. He always comes home from work at about six o"clock.
- "comes" should be used instead of "come" because it agrees with the subject "He".
3. That"s a beautiful painting - I especially like the color.
- "painting" should have an article "a" before it because it refers to a specific painting.
- "the" should be used before "color" because it refers to a specific color that is being mentioned.
4. Tick (✓) both schedules when I complete them