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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






2. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






3. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






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






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






6. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






7. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






8. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






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






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






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






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






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






15. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






16. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






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






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






19. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






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






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






23. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






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






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






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






35. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






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






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






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






40. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






41. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






42. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.






43. 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 _____.






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






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






46. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






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






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






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






50. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.







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