Fill in the blanks.
1. A receptionist should have ............................... manners.
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We need an adjective to modify the noun manners. Of the given options, pleasant is the adjective form.
2. This is a minor surgical ............................ that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
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Wrong!
3. The audience began to .................................. the performance of the band.
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Wrong!
4. The singers were given a thunderous ............................
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Wrong!
Applaud is a verb. Applause is the noun.
5. The government has taken several ............................ to uplift the marginal sections of the society.
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Wrong!
6. It was ........................... for the woman to watch the sufferings of her child.
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Wrong!
7. The goons tried to ............................. the shopkeepers.
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Wrong!
Threat is a noun. Its verb form is threaten.
8. He pays us ........................... visits.
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Wrong!
Occasion is a noun. We need the adjective form (occasional) to modify the noun visits.
9. The minister gave a ........................... reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
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Wrong!
10. He will always remain a source of ........................... for us.
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Wrong!
Of the given options inspiration is the noun.
11. Dogs rarely attack without ............................
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We need a noun after the preposition without.
12. She stared at the skyscrapers in ..............................
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Wrong!
Answers
- A receptionist should have pleasant manners.
- This is a minor surgical procedure that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
- The audience began to applaud the performance of the band.
- The singers were given a thunderous applause.
- The government has taken several initiatives to uplift the marginal sections of the society.
- It was agonizing for the woman to watch the sufferings of her child.
- The goons tried to threaten the shopkeepers.
- He pays us occasional visits.
- The minister gave a befitting reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
- He will always remain a source of inspiration for us.
- Dogs rarely attack without provocation.
- She stared at the skyscrapers in bewilderment.
