Fill in the blanks.
1............... living creature has a place in nature's scheme.
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Use "Every" before a singular countable noun to mean each member of a group.
2How long have you lived ............... this address?
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Use "at" with an exact address or address point.
3The literary club meets ............... a month.
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Use "once" to mean one time in the expression once a month.
4............... he earn a livelihood writing poetry?
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Use "Can" to ask about ability or possibility in the present.
5Farming ............... our family's livelihood for three generations now.
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Use "has been" for a situation that began in the past and continues now, as "for three generations now" shows.
6I never thought that he ............... take me seriously.
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Use "would" as the past form of will after the past reporting verb thought.
7In poetry, the rose is often a metaphor ............... love.
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Use "for" in the expression a metaphor for something.
8I can't find ............... on this messy desk.
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Use "anything" in this negative sentence after can't find.
9I received a message that she ............... be late.
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Use "would" as the past form of will in reported speech after received.
10The money ............... only after it had been carefully counted.
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Use "was disbursed" because the money received the action.
11Many a rock singer ............... enjoyed a meteoric rise to success.
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Use "has" because many a is followed by a singular noun and verb.
12How did you ............... into a mess like this?
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Use "get" after did because the auxiliary carries the past tense.
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- Every living creature has a place in nature’s scheme.
- How long have you lived at this address?
- The literary club meets once a month.
- Can he earn a livelihood writing poetry?
- Farming has been our family’s livelihood for three generations now.
- I never thought that he would take me seriously.
- In poetry, the rose is often a metaphor for love.
- I can’t find anything on this messy desk.
- I received a message that she would be late.
- The money was disbursed only after it had been carefully counted.
- Many a rock singer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success.
- How did you get into a mess like this?