Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of sentence patterns and structures.
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1. The higher you climb the colder it gets.
2. The more he reads, the less he understands.
3. The government should pay attention to the problems of the unemployed.
4. They saw the criminal break open the door.
5. The strike would have been called off if the workers’ demands had been granted.
6. If you listened more carefully, you wouldn’t make so many mistakes.
7. I consider it a privilege to have this opportunity of welcoming you.
8. The leader said that it would be unwise not to accept the democratic demands of the people.
9. He said that the climate had affected his health.
10. As soon as the clients had left, he locked up his office and went home.
11. The leaning tower of Pisa has been leaning more and more every year.
12. He brushed aside all the plans that I had carefully formulated.
