--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

I want to start by BLANK that you've done a great job with your BLANK work.

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saying

--feedback--

This is the -ing form of the verb say, used after the preposition by to indicate the method of starting.

QA

--feedback--

This stands for Quality Assurance, referring to the process of ensuring products meet required standards.

--explanation--

When a verb follows a preposition, it must take the -ing form (gerund). In this sentence, saying follows the preposition by, indicating the method Bob uses to start his statement. For example:

She improved her skills by practicing regularly. - Here, practicing follows the preposition by, showing how she improved her skills.

Bob compliments Jessica for her work in QA. QA stands for Quality Assurance. It refers to the process of ensuring that products or services meet specific quality standards and function correctly. Another example:

The QA team identified several bugs during testing. - This means that the people responsible for making sure the quality of the software is good managed to detect bugs in the software before its release.

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