Fill in the blanks.
1Nobody lives on Mars. Venus is not ............... either.
Wrong!
A place where people live is "inhabited".
2Boswell wrote the ............... of Dr. Johnson.
Wrong!
A life story written by another person is a "biography".
3She always wears ............... clothes.
Wrong!
The adjective before "clothes" is "fashionable".
4Nowadays, these trees do not ............... much fruit.
Wrong!
When trees produce fruit, they "bear" fruit.
5They have the ............... minimum essentials.
Wrong!
The phrase for only the most basic amount is "bare" minimum.
6Most people willingly ............... to the customs of society.
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To follow customs or rules is to "conform" to them.
7Please ............... your availability.
Wrong!
To state that something is certain is to "confirm" it.
8It is not ............... to cheat a customer.
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If something is right and acceptable, it is "fair".
9Air ............... are falling.
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The prices paid for travel are "fares".
10Do you want war or ...............?
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The opposite of war is "peace".
11Neither of the boys ............... done his work.
Wrong!
With "neither of the boys", the singular verb "has" is standard here.
12Native speakers often show ............... towards grammar rules.
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A lack of interest or concern is "indifference".
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- Nobody lives on Mars. Venus is not inhabited either.
- Boswell wrote the biography of Dr. Johnson.
- She always wears fashionable clothes.
- Nowadays, these trees do not bear much fruit.
- They have the bare minimum essentials.
- Most people willingly conform to the customs of society.
- Please confirm your availability.
- It is not fair to cheat a customer.
- Air fares are falling.
- Do you want war or peace?
- Neither of the boys has done his work.
- Native speakers often show indifference towards grammar rules.