Exercises comment writing

Version 41.1 by Martina Wagner on 2026/04/26 11:55

Put the words/phrases from the box into the most suitable category.

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Giving an opinionTransitionOrderingGiving examplesDrawing conclusions
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
Source   AG Englisch

Match the verbs/adjectives with the nouns to form collocations.
Useful phrases/words/collocations

/verb/adjectivenoun
to increasebenefit
to findrecognition
to givecomfort
greatrise to
to gainawareness
significantadvantage

Choose three of the above collocations and write an example sentence each regarding the topic social media.

Source   AG Englisch

Match the verbs with the expressions to form collocations.

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  1. …………………………………………… with the issue of
  2. …………………………………………… a distinction between … and …
  3. …………………………………………… the problem of
  4. …………………………………………… something into consideration
  5. …………………………………………… new insights into sth.
  6. …………………………………………… rise to sth.
  7. …………………………………………… an important question
  8. …………………………………………… one’s attention to sth.
  9. …………………………………………… a problem
  10. …………………………………………… an important factor (in sth.)

Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with an expression from above.

  1. Researchers regularly ………………………………………. to the long-term effects of social media usage. 
  2. Social media companies must ……………………………..…. user privacy ………………………………………….. when developing newfeatures. 
  3. The algorithm can sometimes ……………………………………………… by promoting sensational or misleading content. 
  4. Recent studies ……………………………………………………….. how social media affects mental health among teenagers. 
  5. Governments ……………………………………………………….. misinformation spreading rapidly on social media platforms. 
  6. The influence of influencers ………………………………………………… about authenticity on social media. 
  7. User engagement ………………………………………………. in determining what content becomes popular on social media.
  8. It is important to ……………………………………………………………. authentic content and manipulated posts on social media. 
  9. Many organizations …………………………………………… of online harassment on social media. 
  10. The widespread use of social media ………………………………………….. new forms of digital communication. 
Source   AG Englisch

Match the following 12 verbs/expression with their functions.

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Source   AG Englisch