Gap Filling Mixed Grammar Exercise

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1. He has been a reliable friend for over twenty years.
2. He had nothing left of his inheritance because of his prodigal ways.
3. That restaurant has tolerable food but I wouldn’t take a gourmet friend there.
4. Children get a better education today than at any time in the past.
5. My grandfather was a disciplinarian. He could never tolerate disobedience.
6. Only the supervisor can authorize your leave.
7. He supplemented his earnings by taking a night job.
8. Our contract with the decorator stipulates the maximum amount he can charge us.
9. Critics with different standards often disagree.
10. Even the small details should be checked thoroughly.
11. The salesman proclaimed that his tonic would cure all ills.

12. The prodigal went through money as if / as though it were water.