1Bread and butter ............... served for breakfast.
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The phrase "bread and butter" refers to one meal item here, so the singular verb "was" is correct.
2This medicine makes me sleepy; it is a ...............
Wrong!
A medicine that makes you sleepy is a "sedative".
3He invested ten thousand dollars in his business and lost all of ...............
Wrong!
A sum of money is treated as one amount, so "it" is correct.
4How many times have you ............... to me?
Wrong!
The past participle of the verb meaning "not tell the truth" is "lied".
5He enjoys ............... horror movies.
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The verb "enjoys" is followed by an -ing form, so "watching" is correct.
6The film I watched yesterday was ............... boring.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "fairly" and "rather" can modify the adjective "boring" in this sentence.
7He worked ............... to get good marks.
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The adverb "hard" means with a lot of effort.
8He was always ............... towards his teachers and elders.
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Being polite and showing respect to others is being "respectful".
9We had terrible ............... last week.
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The noun for conditions such as rain, wind, and temperature is "weather".
10Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
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Beliefs or moral rules are "principles".
11Certain drugs are ............... by the government because they have been proved harmful to people.
Wrong!
The word "proscribed" means banned or forbidden.
12Marriage is a ............... occasion in a person's life.
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An occasion of great importance is "momentous".
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- Bread and butter was served for breakfast.
- This medicine makes me sleepy; it is a sedative.
- He invested ten thousand dollars in his business and lost all of it.
- How many times have you lied to me?
- He enjoys watching horror movies.
- The film I watched yesterday was fairly / rather boring.
- He worked hard to get good marks.
- He was always respectful towards his teachers and elders.
- We had terrible weather last week.
- Gandhi believed in the principles of truth and non-violence.
- Certain drugs are proscribed by the government because they have been proved harmful to people.
- Marriage is a momentous occasion in a person’s life.