English dictation exercises

Much, Many, or Several: Choose the Right Word

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Myself and John: How to Choose

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N.B. in email: meaning and clear use

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Nag

One reminder can be helpful. Repeating the same criticism or request again and again may feel like nagging, even when the goal is reasonable.

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Narrow Down 3

Ten reasonable choices can make a decision harder. Narrowing them down removes the less suitable ones until the best options are easier to compare.

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Negative Sentences: Form and Common Patterns

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Nighttime or Night-time? Listen, Choose and Write Clearly

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No, Not, None, or Never: Choose the Right Word

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Noise complaint

The neighbour cannot stop practising completely, but the complaint still leads to a change. What compromise protects both people?

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Nowadays: Talk About Life That Has Changed

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Nowhere to Put It: Explain a Space Problem

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Of or Off: Choose the Right Word

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On Friday or in Friday: which is correct?

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One More Thing: Adding Information Clearly

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One of the Examples Is: Choosing Verbs

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Onto or Into: Choosing the Right Direction

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Optative sentences: choosing hope or wish

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Other than or then? A visit to the tailor

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Parallel structure: make your lists easy to follow

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Past perfect progressive: when to use it

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Pay off

Months of practice can pay off when you finally succeed. Monthly payments pay a loan off only when the remaining balance reaches zero.

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Phase out

Replacing every old device today may disrupt users. Phasing the devices out lets an organisation remove them in planned stages.

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Pick up

You can pick up a parcel, pick up some Spanish while travelling, or pick up a conversation after lunch. The words around the phrase reveal its meaning.

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Please contact me or myself: Which is correct?

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