In our childhood, we were often ______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
—I’m going to have an interview this weekend. Will you please tell me how I can do well in it?—_____, but I have to check my schedule first.
The teacher tried to explain the phenomenon to his students, but his meaning didn’t really_____.
If we forgave criminals, we might become a society of endless excuses_____ no one accepts responsibility for anything.
My deskmate is still a puzzle to me; at one moment he is quiet while at another he _____ be quite active.
My neighbour’s dog is fierce and dangerous, so I think he ought to keep it in the yard _____ it attacks any more children.