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What word class is each bolded word? Choose the best option from the drop-down menu.

Do you know what sex your baby’s going to be?

I always contribute more than my fair share to any discussions.

I know I can rely on you to get the job done.

I think we should exclude him from the discussion.

I try to keep up with all the latest technology.

If you want to be a partner in the company, you have to work hard.

My initial reaction to the proposal was very positive.

She didn’t react at all well to the news that she’d lost her job.

The company will transfer their corporate HQ to Shanghai next year.

The conference will convene again in two years’ time.

There’s some kind of technical problem with the Internet today.

This is the only way; there’s no alternative.

Drag a word from the bottom to match the meanings below.

1. a co-owner

partner

7. give

contribute

2. about a large group or organisation

corporate

8. male or female

sex

3. another choice

alternative

9. meet or come together

convene

4. at the start

initial

10. new machines

technology

5. behave in a certain way

react

11. not allow in

exclude

6. depend on

rely

12. specialist knowledge

technical

partner

exclude

technical

corporate

contribute

react

initial

convene

rely

alternative

technology

sex

Click on each phrase to order the sentences.

Can I

a secret?

to keep

rely on you

Can I rely on you to keep a secret?

If you

from the exam.

you’ll exclude yourself

arrive late,

If you arrive late, you’ll exclude yourself from the exam.

If you

assist you.

don’t understand

I can

the technology,

If you don’t understand the technology, I can assist you.

It’s a

answer it.

technical question,

able to

so I’m not

It’s a technical question, so I’m not able to answer it.

Our initial survey

for the product.

great demand

showed

Our initial survey showed great demand for the product.

Student exchanges

international understanding.

contribute to

Student exchanges contribute to international understanding.

The company

very seriously.

its corporate responsibility

takes

The company takes its corporate responsibility very seriously.

The meeting

at 2pm.

will convene

tomorrow

again

The meeting will convene again tomorrow at 2pm.

We have

and salaries.

no alternative

cut jobs

but to

We have no alternative but to cut jobs and salaries.

10.

We hire

of sex

or age.

on merit,

on the basis

not

We hire on merit, not on the basis of sex or age.

11.

We hope

to our new product.

the public

positively

will react

We hope the public will react positively to our new product.

12.

Who’s

joint venture?

in the

your partner

Who's your partner in the joint venture?

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