Fill in the blanks.
1Greedy people will never get any ............... in their life.
Wrong!
After the determiner any, we need a noun form.
2It was ............... for the woman to watch the sufferings of her child.
Wrong!
3She is very ............... about her new job.
Wrong!
We need an adjective here.
4The floods caused a lot of ............... in many parts of the state.
Wrong!
Destruction is the noun form. We need a noun here.
5All the members of the family have a rightful claim to their ............... property.
Wrong!
Ancestral is an adjective modifying the noun property.
6The speaker was not able to ............... his claim.
Wrong!
7The goon tried to ............... the villagers.
Wrong!
8He had ............... expertise in the construction of quake resistant houses.
Wrong!
Considerable is an adjective.
9His strange behavior made the police ...............
Wrong!
We need an adjective here. Suspicious is the adjective form.
10The judge asked the accused not to leave the city till the end of the trial, but he broke the ............... and went out of the city.
Wrong!
Proscription means the act of forbidding something.
11What I like the most about her is her ...............
Wrong!
12Jasmine has sweet ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Greedy people will never get any satisfaction in their life.
- It was agonizing for the woman to watch the sufferings of her child.
- She is very enthusiastic about her new job.
- The floods caused a lot of destruction in many parts of the state.
- All the members of the family have a rightful claim to their ancestral property.
- The speaker was not able to substantiate his claim.
- The goon tried to threaten the villagers.
- He had considerable expertise in the construction of quake resistant houses.
- His strange behavior made the police suspicious
- The judge asked the accused not to leave the city till the end of the trial, but he broke the proscription and went out of the city.
- What I like the most about her is her simplicity
- Jasmine has sweet fragrance
