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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






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






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






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






12. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






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






14. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






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






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






17. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






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






21. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






22. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






24. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






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






28. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






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






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






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






32. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






33. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






35. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






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






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






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






39. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






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






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






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






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







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