Tips and Words 11

Tip of the Day: 51 No = Not Any

-> Use "no" plus a noun to mean the same as "not any".

Example Sentences:

• He has no interest in coming next week.
• She had no time to go to a show when she was in New York.
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Word of the Day: 51 tense - adjective

-> having fear or concern; dangerous; opposite calm

Example Sentences:

• Why are you so tense today?
• She told her brother that he was too tense and that he needed to calm down.
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Tip of the Day: 52 Want + Infinitive

-> The verb "to want" takes the infinitive when followed by a verb.

Example Sentences:

• What do you want to do this afternoon?
• She doesn't want to visit her parents next weekend.
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Word of the Day: 52 flee - verb

-> to run away from

Example Sentences:

• He fled the police from the scene of the crime.
• Never flee the scene of an accident.
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Tip of the Day: 53 Subject Questions


-> In a subject question do not use the usual inverted question form. For example: Which model did you buy? - here "which model" is the object. In the example, "which model" is the subject of the question.

Example Sentences:

• Which model goes the fastest?
• Which house provides shelter for the homeless?
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Word of the Day: 53 engineer - noun

-> a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads

Example Sentences:


• She went to university to become an engineer.
• We hired a new engineer to help us with the project.
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Word of the Day: 54 immediate - adjective

-> without delay; very near in time or place

Example Sentences:


• He demanded immediate help from the assistant.
• Our customer help department provides immediate responses.
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Tip of the Day: 54 To Come Into

-> The phrasal verb "to come into" means "to inherit".

Example Sentences:

• She came into a fortune when her uncle passed away.
• Have you ever come into a large amount of money?
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Tip of the Day: 55 Who

-> Use "who" as the relative pronoun to connect phrases about people.

Example Sentences:

• He's the man who discovered the larva worm.
• Jane is the woman who helped me finish the application.
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Word of the Day: 55 lack - verb

-> to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having

Example Sentences:


• He lacks any imagination!
• Our department lacks a number of computers.

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