Solution to Idiomatic Usage 2

Original Questions:

I sat outside in the shadow.

My school professors were friendly.

I work like a waitress on Saturdays.

I go to my work by bicycle.

I work in a finance company.

Answers:

I sat outside in the shade.

A shadow is made by your body or your hand and is too small to sit in. If it’s too hot, you sit in the shade (made by something bigger – a building or a tree, for example).

 

My school teachers were friendly.

Only universities have professors or lecturers. Schools have teachers.

 

I work as a waitress on Saturdays.

In work like, like means similar to e.g. I work like a slave. To tell someone your position at work, use as.

I go to work by bicycle.

You go to work, without my, your, his etc.

I work for a finance company.

Use in to say where exactly you work in a company, e.g. in the accounts department. To tell someone about your employer use for.