1Bread and butter ............... served for breakfast.
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When two singular nouns together represent one idea, the verb is singular.
2This medicine makes me sleepy; it is a ...............
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3He invested ten thousand dollars in his business and lost all of ...............
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We use it to refer to a sum of money.
4How many times have you ............... to me?
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To lie is to say something that is not true.
5He enjoys ............... horror movies.
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Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
6The film I watched yesterday was ............... boring.
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Rather indicates a very high degree.
7He worked ............... to get good marks.
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Hard is the adverb for this meaning.
8He was always ............... towards his teachers and elders.
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9We had terrible ............... last week.
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10Gandhi believed in the ............... of truth and non-violence.
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11Certain drugs are ............... by the government as they have been proved to be harmful to people.
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To proscribe is to ban.
12Marriage is a ............... occasion in a person’s life.
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Momentous = of great importance
Done.
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Answers
- 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 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 as they have been proved to be harmful to people.
- Marriage is a momentous occasion in a person’s life.
