1Don’t they teach any ............... at that school?
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The plural noun "manners" means polite social behavior.
2Many are called but ............... are chosen.
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The fixed expression is "few" in "Many are called but few are chosen."
3The old mariner had sailed the seas ............... 40 years.
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Use "for" with a length of time such as 40 years.
4............... are the true makers of history.
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The phrase "The masses" means ordinary people considered as a group.
5He showed a ............... grasp of the problem.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "masterful" and "masterly" can mean showing great skill in this sentence. "Masterfully" is an adverb and cannot describe the noun "grasp".
6Tie the package with a strong ...............
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A "cord" is a strong string or thin rope.
7If you play a few ............... on the guitar, I will sing along.
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The noun "chords" means groups of musical notes played together.
8With the ............... of all the employees, the work was done on time.
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The noun "cooperation" means working together to achieve something.
9I don’t believe in ............... punishment, but I would love to give that boy a spanking.
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The adjective "corporal" is used in the phrase "corporal punishment" for physical punishment.
10The coroner was called to examine the ...............
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A "corpse" is a dead body.
11The general’s decision to invade was a ............... mistake.
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The adjective "costly" means causing a lot of loss or expense.
12Is the witness’s story ...............?
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The adjective "credible" means believable.
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- Don’t they teach any manners at that school?
- Many are called but few are chosen.
- The old mariner had sailed the seas for 40 years.
- The masses are the true makers of history.
- He showed a masterful / masterly grasp of the problem.
- Tie the package with a strong cord.
- If you play a few chords on the guitar, I will sing along.
- With the cooperation of all the employees, the work was done on time.
- I don’t believe in corporal punishment, but I would love to give that boy a spanking.
- The coroner was called to examine the corpse.
- The general’s decision to invade was a costly mistake.
- Is the witness’s story credible?