1The library has ............... of books.
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Use "lots" in the plural expression "lots of" before a noun.
2The ............... of the ship ended his career as a captain.
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The noun "loss" means the losing of something.
3The ............... file was never found.
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The adjective "lost" means missing or unable to be found.
4The dog ran ............... in the yard.
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The adjective "loose" means free or not tied up.
5The plan was presented in a ............... manner.
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The adjective "logical" describes the noun "manner."
6They ............... the prisoners' bonds and set them free.
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The verb "loosed" means untied or released.
7The play's ............... is Mumbai.
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The noun "locale" means the place or setting of an event or story.
8The salesman is ............... to accept a job in a new territory.
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The adjective "loath" means unwilling or reluctant.
9They ............... pretension.
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The verb "loathe" means hate strongly.
10A few luxuries make life more ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both spellings "livable" and "liveable" are correct here.
11If we make a ............... effort, we will win the game.
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The adjective "collective" means done or shared by a group.
12The witness was remarkably ............... under cross-examination.
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The adjective "collected" means calm and in control.
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- The library has lots of books.
- The loss of the ship ended his career as a captain.
- The lost file was never found.
- The dog ran loose in the yard.
- The plan was presented in a logical manner.
- They loosed the prisoners’ bonds and set them free.
- The play’s locale is Mumbai.
- The salesman is loath to accept a job in a new territory.
- They loathe pretension.
- A few luxuries make life more livable / liveable.
- If we make a collective effort, we will win the game.
- The witness was remarkably collected under cross-examination.