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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

initial

corporate

contribute

rely

exclude

convene

alternative

partner

technical

sex

technology

react

Click on each phrase to order the sentences.

to keep

Can I

a secret?

rely on you

Can I rely on you to keep a secret?

you’ll exclude yourself

If you

from the exam.

arrive late,

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

the technology,

don’t understand

If you

assist you.

I can

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

so I’m not

technical question,

It’s a

answer it.

able to

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

great demand

Our initial survey

for the product.

showed

Our initial survey showed great demand for the product.

contribute to

Student exchanges

international understanding.

Student exchanges contribute to international understanding.

its corporate responsibility

The company

very seriously.

takes

The company takes its corporate responsibility very seriously.

again

will convene

The meeting

at 2pm.

tomorrow

The meeting will convene again tomorrow at 2pm.

but to

no alternative

We have

and salaries.

cut jobs

We have no alternative but to cut jobs and salaries.

10.

on the basis

on merit,

We hire

or age.

of sex

not

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

11.

will react

the public

We hope

to our new product.

positively

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

12.

in the

Who’s

joint venture?

your partner

Who's your partner in the joint venture?

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