Fill in the blanks.
1A receptionist should have ............... manners.
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The adjective "pleasant" describes the noun "manners".
2This is a minor surgical ............... that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
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The noun "procedure" names the medical action after the adjective "surgical".
3The audience began to ............... the band's performance.
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The verb "applaud" follows "began to".
4The singers received thunderous ............... .
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The noun "applause" is modified by the adjective "thunderous".
5The government has taken several ............... to support marginalized sections of society.
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The plural noun "initiatives" follows "several".
6It was ............... for the woman to watch her child suffer.
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The adjective "agonizing" describes the experience in the sentence.
7The goons tried to ............... the shopkeepers.
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The verb "threaten" follows "tried to".
8He pays us ............... visits.
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The adjective "occasional" describes the noun "visits".
9The minister gave a ............... reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
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The adjective "befitting" describes the noun "reply".
10He will always remain a source of ............... for us.
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The noun "inspiration" completes the phrase "a source of inspiration".
11Dogs rarely attack without ............... .
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The noun "provocation" follows the preposition "without".
12She stared at the skyscrapers in ............... .
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The noun "bewilderment" completes the prepositional phrase "in bewilderment".
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 band’s performance.
- The singers received thunderous applause .
- The government has taken several initiatives to support marginalized sections of society.
- It was agonizing for the woman to watch her child suffer.
- 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 .

