Collocations in Use – Part 104

.Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets

N1. We don’t have an unlimited number of tickets, so we’re offering them on a first-come-first- served basis. FINITE
N2. I was terrifed when I saw how big the dog was. SHEER
N3. I still don’t know what my new colleague is like. QUANTITY
N4. There were rather a lot of careless mistakes in your homework. FAIR

: ANSWERS

.N1. We have a finite number of tickets, so we’re offering them on a first-come-first-served basis
.N2. I was terrifed by the sheer size of the dog
.N3. My new colleague is still an unknown quantity
.N4. There were a fair few /a fair number of careless mistakes in your homework