Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The report described the ............... proposal in detail.
Wrong!
"Committee's rejection of the" is correct because the sentence needs a noun phrase before "proposal."
2After a long discussion, they decided ............... meeting.
Wrong!
"To postpone the" is correct because "decided" is followed naturally by an infinitive.
3Investors were surprised by ............... company.
Wrong!
"The rapid expansion of the" is correct because "by" must be followed by a noun phrase here.
4The minister continued to deny ...............
Wrong!
"That the figures had been manipulated" is correct because "deny" is followed naturally by a content clause here.
5The court criticised ............... to disclose the documents.
Wrong!
"Their failure" is correct because the sentence needs a noun phrase before the infinitive phrase.
6The new policy is an attempt ............... costs.
Wrong!
"To reduce" is correct because "attempt" is followed by an infinitive of purpose here.
7Several errors occurred during ............... the software.
Wrong!
"The implementation of" is correct because "during" must be followed by a noun phrase.
8The opposition argued ............... small firms.
Wrong!
"That the policy would harm" is correct because "argued" is followed naturally by a content clause here.
9Scientists celebrated ............... a new species.
Wrong!
"The discovery of" is correct because the sentence needs a noun phrase as the object of "celebrated."
10The editor refused ............... the article.
Wrong!
"To revise" is correct because "refused" is followed by an infinitive.
11Residents witnessed ............... several historic buildings.
Wrong!
"The destruction of" is correct because "witnessed" takes a noun phrase object here.
12The researcher admitted ...............
Wrong!
"That the data had been misinterpreted" is correct because "admitted" is followed naturally by a content clause here.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The report described the committee’s rejection of the proposal in detail.
- After a long discussion, they decided to postpone the meeting.
- Investors were surprised by the rapid expansion of the company.
- The minister continued to deny that the figures had been manipulated
- The court criticised their failure to disclose the documents.
- The new policy is an attempt to reduce costs.
- Several errors occurred during the implementation of the software.
- The opposition argued that the policy would harm small firms.
- Scientists celebrated the discovery of a new species.
- The editor refused to revise the article.
- Residents witnessed the destruction of several historic buildings.
- The researcher admitted that the data had been misinterpreted
