Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase that completes the sentence and makes it grammatically correct.
1Sigmund Freud ............... his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.
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Use the past simple "published" for a completed action at a specific time in the past.
2I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father ............... not at home.
Wrong!
Use "were" in this second conditional sentence about an unreal present situation.
3While he was walking along the road, a speeding car knocked ...............
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The phrasal verb "knocked him down" means that the car hit him and made him fall.
4Though none of his well-wishers ............... to help him, I helped him by lending him $100.
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The phrase "came forward" means offered help or support.
5Your ............... on others, even for trivial matters, may prove disadvantageous.
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The noun "over-dependence" is needed after the possessive adjective "Your".
Answers
- Sigmund Freud published his groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899, after years of studying the brain as a neurologist.
- I would ask him to leave our house immediately if my father were not at home.
- While he was walking along the road, a speeding car knocked him down.
- Though none of his well-wishers came forward to help him, I helped him by lending him $100.
- Your over-dependence on others, even for trivial matters, may prove disadvantageous.
