Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1The actor’s individuality ............... him interesting.
Wrong!
Use "makes" for a general fact with the singular subject "individuality".
2Both men were ............... inebriated to drive.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when the meaning is more than is possible or acceptable.
3The man was so inert ............... he seemed dead.
Wrong!
The result structure is "that" after "so" plus an adjective.
4Blame your inertia ............... the hot weather.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "on" in "blame something on someone or something".
5The crew felt unsafe ............... an inexperienced pilot.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show the situation that made the crew feel unsafe.
6Many men were infatuated ............... the beautiful young widow.
Wrong!
The adjective "infatuated" is usually followed by "with".
7Brass is inferior ............... gold.
Wrong!
The adjective "inferior" is followed by "to".
8The police must inform the prisoner ............... his legal rights.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "about" and "of" are acceptable after "inform" in this sentence.
9Information ............... witchcraft can be found at the library.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "on" and "about" can mean concerning a topic in this sentence.
10Children are more ............... than adults.
Wrong!
"Ingenuous" means innocent, open, or naive.
11Smartphones are ............... devices.
Wrong!
"Ingenious" means clever or inventively designed.
12Mozart had an innate genius ............... music.
Wrong!
The natural phrase is "genius for" when talking about a special talent.
Answers
- The actor’s individuality makes him interesting.
- Both men were too inebriated to drive.
- The man was so inert that he seemed dead.
- Blame your inertia on the hot weather.
- The crew felt unsafe with an inexperienced pilot.
- Many men were infatuated with the beautiful young widow.
- Brass is inferior to gold.
- The police must inform the prisoner about / of his legal rights.
- Information on / about witchcraft can be found at the library.
- Children are more ingenuous than adults.
- Smartphones are ingenious devices.
- Mozart had an innate genius for music.