"At Any Rate" / "In Any Case" for Dismissive Resumption
5 exercises — practise resuming the main point with "at any rate" and "in any case".
0 / 5 completed
1 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "at any rate" to close a digression about the exact cause and resume the main point?
"...maybe a bad deploy; at any rate, the fix is the same either way" correctly keeps the fixed three-word phrase in standard order. Options B, C, and D all scramble or pad the internal word order, making the phrase ungrammatical.
2 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "in any case" to set aside an open question and resume the main recommendation?
"...renew the license; in any case, we should start evaluating alternatives now" correctly preserves the standard fixed order "in any case". Options B, C, and D each scramble or insert extra words into the phrase.
3 / 5
Which sentence correctly distinguishes "at any rate" (resuming the main point after a digression, regardless of how it resolves) from "in that case" (drawing a conclusion that depends on one specific resolution)?
"...in that case, a quick config change will do. At any rate, the flag needs to be deleted... however this turns out" correctly uses "in that case" for the conclusion tied to one specific condition, and "at any rate" for the point that holds regardless. Options B, C, and D merge or misapply the two connectors.
4 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "in any case" to close a tangent about naming conventions?
"...gone on for weeks; in any case, let's just pick one and move forward" correctly keeps the standard word order of the fixed phrase. Options B, C, and D all rearrange the three words incorrectly.
5 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "at any rate" at the start of a sentence to resume the main topic after an aside?
"At any rate, let's get back to the deployment plan" is the only option preserving the standard fixed order of the three-word phrase. Options B, C, and D each scramble the internal word order.