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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






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






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






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






15. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






16. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






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






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






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






20. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






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






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






23. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






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






27. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






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






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






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






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






32. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






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






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






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






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






37. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






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






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






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






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






43. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






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






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






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






47. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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







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