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






2. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






11. 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.






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






13. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






14. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






15. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






16. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






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






19. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






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






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






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






24. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






25. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.






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






27. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






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






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






30. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






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






33. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






34. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






35. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






36. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






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






38. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






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






41. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






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






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






44. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






45. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






46. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






47. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






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






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






50. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.