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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






3. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






4. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






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






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






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






18. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






19. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






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






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






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






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






38. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






47. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






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






49. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






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