Fill in the blanks.
1. Malaria ………………… still rampant in some swampy regions.
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Wrong!
2. Her constant nagging ………………….. him.
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Wrong!
3. I spent the afternoon ………………….. the hedge.
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Wrong!
4. He was one of those proud, boastful men you …………………… listening to.
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Wrong!
5. The family’s privation was …………………..
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Wrong!
6. The little dog …………………. the boy everywhere.
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Wrong!
7. Her insulting remarks made me absolutely .........................
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Wrong!
Here the word livid actually says something about the pronoun me. I was livid. Hence, an adjective is required. Adverbs are used to modify verbs.
8. The castaways lived …………………. fish and coconuts.
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Wrong!
9. A gourmet always …………………. the best food, not the most.
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Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
10. He jumped up from his table, ………………….. his hat and ran to the bus stop.
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Wrong!
When we connect clauses with and, they all should be in the same form.
11. The boy made a grab at the frog, but it ………………….. away.
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Wrong!
12. India ……………….. by a Prime Minister and his cabinet.
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Wrong!
Answers
- Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.
- Her constant nagging provoked him.
- I spent the afternoon pruning the hedge.
- He was one of those proud, boastful men you couldn’t bear listening to.
- The family’s privation was piteous / pitiable.
- The little dog followed the boy everywhere.
- Her insulting remarks made me absolutely livid.
- The castaways lived on fish and coconuts.
- A gourmet always wants the best food, not the most.
- He jumped up from his table, grabbed his hat and ran to the bus stop.
- The boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away.
- India is governed by a Prime Minister and his cabinet.
