You have to write the correct word(s) to complete a text.
- Read the whole text. It’s important to understand what the text is about.
- Read the whole sentence before and after the gap.
- Before you look at the options do you know what type of word is missing? Is it a noun? A verb? A preposition? etc.
- Read the whole sentence with your word. Does your word make sense in the sentence?
- Check that your word is grammatically correct in the sentence.
- If you don’t know an answer, guess. You may be right!
- Check your answers carefully when you finish.
- Missing words are often auxiliary verbs, pronouns, relative pronouns, articles, quantifiers, prepositions, phrasal verbs, modals and linking words ...
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