Fixed Professional Expressions — Why You Bought That
Grammar: Fixed expressions in professional communication
Free ESL grammar exercise on fixed professional expressions themed around why you bought that. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising fixed expressions in professional communication. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
This principle sits at the heart of modern retail strategy. Spotify uses a free tier not out of generosity but to build a habit. Upgrading feels natural rather than costly. Dark patterns are now under regulatory scrutiny across the European Union.
Grammar
- at the heart of
- Central to a strategy or idea. Cost control sits at the heart of our plan. Always 'at', never 'in' or 'on'.
- rather than
- Formal contrast. We chose transparency rather than manipulation. Followed by noun or gerund.
Sample items
- Price transparency is ______ the heart of the new pricing policy.
- We launched the initiative not ______ of obligation but to build trust.
- The team chose to negotiate directly ______ than through intermediaries.
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