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The idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'a piece of cake' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to spill the beans' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'to bury the hatchet' meansRead the answer and worked solution →The idiom 'once in a blue moon' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Each of the boys / are responsible / for his own books / and stationery.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'The teacher gave / many advices / to her students / before the exam.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'Neither John nor his friends / has finished / the assignment / on time.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'I have been working / in this office / since five years / now.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'One of my friend / has invited me / to his birthday party / next week.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement for the underlined part: 'The committee MEMBERS HAS DECIDED to postpone the meeting.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'If I WAS YOU, I would accept the offer immediately.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'The plane took off DESPITE OF the bad weather.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'He plays cricket WELL THAN his brother.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'She is one of the best STUDENT in the class.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'The detective looked ___ the matter carefully.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'He has not heard ___ his friend since last week.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'The committee consists ___ five members.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'She is good ___ singing classical music.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'I prefer tea ___ coffee.'Read the answer and worked solution →Match each rule to what it governsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →Which principle does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the rules backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the paragraph rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: compositionRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: tighten a sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →

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The idiom 'to hit the nail on the head' means

  1. To work as a carpenter daily
  2. To injure oneself accidentally
  3. To say something exactly right
  4. To miss an important point
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Correct answer: C. To say something exactly right

**Hit the nail on the head:** to identify or state something exactly and precisely. The literal carpenter image gives the metaphor of accuracy.

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The idiom 'a piece of cake' means

  1. A tradition of birthday parties
  2. Something delicious in taste
  3. Something extremely easy to do
  4. A small portion of food shared
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Correct answer: C. Something extremely easy to do

**A piece of cake:** very easy. American idiom from early 20th century, suggesting tasks as simple as eating cake.

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The idiom 'to spill the beans' means

  1. To waste food while cooking it
  2. To plant beans in a garden plot
  3. To create a mess accidentally indoors
  4. To reveal a secret unintentionally
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Correct answer: D. To reveal a secret unintentionally

**Spill the beans:** to disclose a secret, usually inadvertently. The origin involves ancient Greek voting customs.

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