"QUIT " vs "QUITE " vs "QUIET "
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⮚ Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?
⮚ Quit wasting my time!
⮚ Her assistant quit without an explanation.
⮚ Mr. Turner quit his job as a loan officer to take up dairy farming.
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⮚ The two situations are quite different.
⮚ The colours almost match but not quite.
⮚ I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.
⮚ Are you quite sure you want to go?
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Examples with QUIET //ˈkwaɪ.ət//:
⮚ She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him.
⮚ Please be quiet (= stop talking)!
⮚ Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please?
⮚ Business is quiet during the holidays.
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A. Use QUIT (-ing), QUITE or QUIET to complete the sentences below.
⮚ She managed to keep the operation ________ for a while.
⮚ Among respondents, 7 % of smokers reported never trying to ________ .
⮚ If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's ________ amazing how different they are.
⮚ He ________ in 1954 to take part in the creation of one of the first private laboratories dedicated to assisting metallurgical and mechanical domestic industries.
⮚ In human conversations we are accustomed to having the other participant's ________ if we interrupt and persist in our interruption.
⮚ The neuropsychological test battery was administered in a single session in a ________ interview room on an individual basis.
⮚ ________ honestly, the thought of it terrified me.
⮚ The foreign exchange markets were relatively ________ .
⮚ The method is ________ straightforward and is being further developed.
⮚ Recent reviews reported that lack of acknowledgment and work-related stress contribute to less work satisfaction and the desire to ________ nursing as a profession.
⮚ Davies kept ________ about the amount of money being spent.
⮚ They have been working on this for ________ some time.
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Answer key
⮚ As many as a third of producers have indicated that they intend to quit milking cows unless returns improve.
⮚ She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while.
⮚ Among respondents, 7 % of smokers reported never trying to quit.
⮚ If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.
⮚ He quit in 1954 to take part in the creation of one of the first private laboratories dedicated to assisting metallurgical and mechanical domestic industries.
⮚ In human conversations we are accustomed to having the other participant's quitting if we interrupt and persist in our interruption.
⮚ The neuropsychological test battery was administered in a single session in a quiet interview room on an individual basis.
⮚ Quite honestly, the thought of it terrified me.
⮚ The foreign exchange markets were relatively quiet.
⮚ The method is quite straightforward and is being further developed.
⮚ Recent reviews reported that lack of acknowledgment and work-related stress contribute to less work satisfaction and the desire to quit nursing as a profession.
⮚ Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent.
⮚ They have been working on this for quite some time.
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