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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






2. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






3. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






4. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






5. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






6. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






7. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






8. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






9. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






10. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






11. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






12. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.






13. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






14. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






15. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






16. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






17. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






18. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






19. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






20. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






21. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






22. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






23. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






24. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






25. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






26. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






27. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






28. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






29. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






30. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






31. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






32. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






33. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






34. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






35. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






36. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






37. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






38. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






39. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






40. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






41. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






42. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






43. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






44. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






45. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






46. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






47. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






48. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






49. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






50. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.