Fill in the blanks.
1. A chain of customers ................................ waiting when the door opened.
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the subject is the singular noun chain.
2. The wind was ………………………… fierce that we could hardly stand up.
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Wrong!
Here we use the conjunction so...that...
3. ……………………. a grown up, you must fend for yourself from now on.
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Wrong!
4. Tigers are among ………………………. animals.
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Wrong!
5. Females ………………………….. a slight majority of the population.
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Wrong!
6. The unrest among the students caused the college ………………………..
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Wrong!
7. They let a bottle of apple juice ………………………… into cider.
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Wrong!
Let is followed by an infinitive without to.
8. The consultant's fee was …………………….. than we expected.
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Wrong!
The comparative form of high is higher.
9. The acrobats performed ………………………. of dexterity.
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Wrong!
A feat is a great achievement.
10. It is not feasible ………………………… the trip in one day.
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Wrong!
Use a to-infinitive after feasible.
11. The old woman is ………………………… feeble to do his own cooking.
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Wrong!
12. The child cowered ………………………… the father raised his voice.
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Wrong!
Answers
- A chain of customers was waiting when the door opened.
- The wind was so fierce that we could hardly stand up.
- As a grown up, you must fend for yourself from now on.
- Tigers are among the most ferocious animals.
- Females constitute a slight majority of the population.
- The unrest among the students caused the college to close.
- They let a bottle of apple juice ferment into cider.
- The consultant’s fee was higher than we expected.
- The acrobats performed feats of dexterity.
- It is not feasible to make the trip in one day.
- The old woman is too feeble to do his own cooking.
- The child cowered every time the father raised his voice.
