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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






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






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






4. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






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






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






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






8. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






9. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






10. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






12. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






13. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






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






15. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






16. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






17. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






18. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






19. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






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






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






22. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






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






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






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






26. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






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






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






29. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






30. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






31. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






32. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






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






34. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






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






36. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






37. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






38. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






39. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






40. 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.






41. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






43. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






44. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






45. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






46. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






47. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






48. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






49. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






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






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