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






3. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






11. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






12. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






24. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






25. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






27. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






28. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






29. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






30. 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.






31. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






47. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






48. 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.






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






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







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