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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






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






3. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






4. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






5. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






6. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






7. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






10. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






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






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






13. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






14. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






15. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






16. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






17. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






18. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






19. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






20. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






22. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






23. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






25. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






26. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






27. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






28. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






29. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






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






31. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






32. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






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






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






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






36. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






38. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






39. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






40. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






41. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






42. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






43. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






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






45. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






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






48. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






49. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






50. 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.







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