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General Grammar Exercise

May 22nd, 2019 in ESL

The miraculous cosmetic effect of botox is …………………. (knew / know / known) the world over. Now doctors say that small doses of the toxin can treat painful muscle spasms …………………. (also / too). Botox, a toxin …………………… (produce / produced / producing) from a bacterium called Clostridium Botulinum, is a naturally occurring substance quite poisonous in nature ………………… (but / however/despite) small doses of this toxin can actually cure spasticity to a great extent.

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The miraculous cosmetic effect of botox is known the world over. Now doctors say that small doses of the toxin can treat painful muscle spasms too. Botox, a toxin produced from a bacterium called Clostridium Botulinum, is a naturally occurring substance quite poisonous in nature but small doses of this toxin can actually cure spasticity to a great extent.

Exercise 2

A study ……………………….. (suggest / suggests / is suggesting) that being good to others …………………….. (add / adds / adding) meaning to your life. The more people ………………………. (participate / participated / participating) in meaningful activities, the happier they were and the more purposeful their lives ……………………. (feel / felt / feels). Pleasure-seeking behaviours, on the other hand, did not ……………………….. (make / made / making) people happier.

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A study suggests that being good to others adds meaning to your life and make you life. The more people participated in meaningful activities, the happier they were and the more purposeful their lives felt. Pleasure-seeking behaviours, on the other hand, did not make people happier.