Fill in the blanks.
1Bats are some of the ............... misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom.
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Use "most" after "some of the" to form a superlative expression.
2New studies ............... that bats are actually intelligent, clean, gentle, and likeable creatures.
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Use "have shown" with the plural subject "studies" to connect recent research with the present result.
3Larger bats, commonly known as flying foxes, ............... exclusively on fruit and nectar.
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Use "feed" for a general fact about what these bats eat.
4Bats are the only mammals that ............... the power of flight.
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Use "possess" for a general fact with a stative verb.
5One common feature of bats is their ability to navigate, hunt, and communicate ............... the use of ultrasound echoes.
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Use "with the use of" to mean "by means of", i.e. using something as a tool.
6Bat populations everywhere ............... rapidly.
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Use "have been declining" for an ongoing change that began in the past and continues now.
7Bats ............... for pollinating certain plants vital to the ecosystem.
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Use "are responsible" because "responsible" is an adjective and needs the verb "be".
8Ruskin's father played an important role in his ............... a writer because he surrounded him with books.
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Use the gerund "becoming" after the possessive adjective "his" in this noun phrase.
Answers
- Bats are some of the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom.
- New studies have shown that bats are actually intelligent, clean, gentle, and likeable creatures.
- Larger bats, commonly known as flying foxes, feed exclusively on fruit and nectar.
- Bats are the only mammals that possess the power of flight.
- One common feature of bats is their ability to navigate, hunt, and communicate with the use of ultrasound echoes.
- Bat populations everywhere have been declining rapidly.
- Bats are responsible for pollinating certain plants vital to the ecosystem.
- Ruskin’s father played an important role in his becoming a writer because he surrounded him with books.