1The tree has never ............... fruit before.
Wrong!
Borne is the past participle of bear.
2The tree ............... plenty of fruit last year.
Wrong!
The simple past of bear is bore.
3Alexander the Great ............... every opponent between Greece and India.
Wrong!
The past simple of beat is beat.
4A pound of sugar is ............... enough for one week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Barely and hardly mean almost not.
5I ............... barely see him.
Wrong!
Barely has a negative force. You cannot use another negative with it.
6Everyone should be aware ............... the dangers of smoking.
Wrong!
7The audience eagerly ............... the speaker’s arrival.
Wrong!
To await is to wait for.
8The settlers ............... the burning of the fort by destroying a native village.
Wrong!
To avenge is to take vengeance for.
9Avail ............... every opportunity to get a good education.
Wrong!
10The audience ............... happy with the play.
Wrong!
Audience is a collective noun. Collective nouns are usually used with singular verbs.
11The accident ............... her of her husband.
Wrong!
To bereave is to lose someone you love.
12The refugees arrived ............... of their possessions.
Wrong!
Bereft means dispossession.
Done.
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Answers
- The tree has never borne fruit before.
- The tree bore plenty of fruit last year.
- Alexander the Great beat every opponent between Greece and India.
- A pound of sugar is barely/hardly enough for one week.
- I can barely see him.
- Everyone should be aware of the dangers of smoking.
- The audience eagerly awaited the speaker’s arrival.
- The settlers avenged the burning of the fort by destroying a native village.
- Avail yourself of every opportunity to get a good education.
- The audience is happy with the play.
- The accident bereaved her of her husband.
- The refugees arrived bereft of their possessions.
