APPROPRIATE SUITABLE- CONVENIENT

APPROPRIATE *adj*:
suitable, acceptable or correct in the circumstances.

Is this film appropriate for small children? I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time. Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance? Please complete the appropriate parts of this form (= the parts that are right or necessary for your particular situation) and return it as soon as possible. Collocations with Appropriate: Preposition: for, to Is this film appropriate for small children? Is it appropriate to send a thank you note via e mail?

Verb: be appropriate, seem appropriate, consider something (to be) appropriate, deem something appropriate, to think appropriate to do something Is it considered appropriate to ask for money as a wedding gift? Adverb: q ite, very, entire!y, eq a!!y "iven the circ mstances, his actions were entire!y appropriate# SUITABLE*adj*: acceptab!e or right for someone or something, appropriate to a certain occasion $ab!e, q a!ified $ adapted to a se or p rpose %he fi!m is s itab!e for chi!dren# &y mother doesn't !ike me wearing short skirts to ch rch ( she doesn't think they're s itab!e# %his is s itab!e for kitchen se# Collocations with Suitable: Preposition: to, for %he fi!m is s itab!e for chi!dren#

Verb: be s itab!e, !ook s itab!e, seem s itab!e, consider something (to be) s itab!e, make something s itab!e, prove to be s itab!e, appear to be s itab!e )e pgraded the comp ter to make it s itab!e to o r needs# %his tractor appears to be s itab!e for heavy d ty# Adverb: especia!!y, high!y, partic !ar!y, perfect!y, hard!y, eq a!!y %his o tfit !ooks perfect!y s itab!e for the wedding#

CONVENIENT*adj*: diffic !ty

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itab!e for yo r p rposes and needs and ca sing the !east +# near or easy to get to or se

*# , r !oca! shop has very convenient opening ho rs# A bike's a very convenient way of getting aro nd# -. that / It's very convenient that yo !ive near the office# -. to infinitive/ I find it convenient to be ab!e to do my banking by phone# )hat time wo !d it be convenient for me to come ro nd? +# (a very convenient b s service0, r new f!at is very convenient for (1 near to) the kids' schoo!) Collocations with Convenient: Preposition: for )o !d this be convenient for yo ?

Verb: be convenient, prove convenient, seem convenient, so nd convenient, make something convenient, find something convenient &any peop!e find the new system m ch more convenient# Adverb: very0q ite0e2treme!y0m t a!!y %he new system is e2treme!y convenient compared to what we had before#

E !rcis!s Part A" Please fill in the blanks with the words appropriate! suitable! convenient
*# +# 3# :# ;# 7# @# A# C# *8# **# *+# Are 34 thri!!ers 555555555 for chi!dren nder *3? I don6t find it 555555555 to work for 78 ho rs a week and to !ook after a newborn# %his si9e is 555555555 for my da ghter# %hat whee!chair seems perfect!y 555555555 for o!d peop!e# A: <ey, !et6s have coffee sometime= >: ? re# )henever is 555555555 for yo # It wi!! be more 555555555 for me to receive the package at my office# %o me it wo !d seem more 555555555 to work from home, b t I can nderstand the need to go to an office every day# Be2t week is not 555555555 to meet with the board members# )hen is a$an 555555555 time for yo to mark the make( p e2am? )hat6s a$an 555555555 format for a !etter? P!ease comp!ain to the 5555555555555a thority# &any peop!e app!ied for the position b t none of them were 5555555555555#

Part B" Please fill in the blanks with for or to.

*# +# 3# :# ;# 7# @# A# C# *8# It wo !d not be appropriate ##### comment at this time Is it appropriate 55555 screen a movie abo t m rder? "ise!!e > ndchen6s face seems perfect!y s itab!e 55555 being photographed# Is this co!or s itab!e 55555 yo ? )hy do yo think yo are s itab!e 55555 this Dob? I co !d write in "erman if this is more convenient 55555 yo # % esday is convenient 55555 me# Idiom: Eeed me with food convenient 55555 me %his device is s itab!e 55555 co!!ecting information# ?t dents can choose niversities and co!!eges that are s itab!e 55555 them#

ANS$ER %E& Part A

*# Are 34 thri!!ers appropriate for chi!dren nder *3 years o!d? +# I don6t find it appropriate to work for 78 ho rs a week and to !ook after a newborn# 3# %his si9e is s itab!e for my da ghter :# %hat whee!chair seems perfect!y s itab!e for o!d peop!e# ;# A: <ey, !et6s have coffee sometime= >: ? re# )henever is convenient for yo # 7# It wi!! be more convenient for me to receive the package at my office# @# %o me it wo !d seem more convenient to work from home, b t I can nderstand the need to go to an office every day# A# Be2t week is not s itab!e to meet with the board members# C# )hen is a convenient time for yo to mark the make( p e2am? *8# )hat6s an appropriate format for a !etter? **# P!ease comp!ain to the appropriate a thority# *+# &any peop!e app!ied for the position b t none of them were s itab!e#

Part B
*# It wo !d not be appropriate to comment at this time +# Is it appropriate to screen a movie abo t m rder? 3# "ise!!e > dchen6s face seems perfect!y s itab!e for being photographed# :# Is this co!or s itab!e for yo ? ;# )hy do yo think yo are s itab!e fort his Dob? 7# I co !d write in "erman if this is more convenient for yo # @# % esday is convenient for me# A# Idiom: Eeed me with food convenient for me C# %his device is s itab!e for co!!ecting information#

*8# ?t dents can choose niversities and co!!eges that are s itab!e for them#

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