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Sentence Completion Exercise

August 6, 2019 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Don’t they teach any ............... at that school?
Wrong!
The plural manners means social behaviour.
2Many are called but ............... are chosen.
Wrong!
3The old mariner had sailed the seas ............... 40 years.
Wrong!
We use for with duration.
4............... are the true makers of history.
Wrong!
The masses means the common people.
5He showed a ............... grasp of the problem.
Wrong!
6Tie the package with a strong ...............
Wrong!
A cord is a rope or ropelike something.
7If you play a few ............... on the guitar, I will sing along.
Wrong!
A chord is a string for a musical instrument or a combination of musical tones.
8With the ............... of all the employees the work was done on time.
Wrong!
Cooperation means working together.
9I don’t believe in ............... punishment but I would love to give that boy a spanking.
Wrong!
Corporal means bodily or physical. Corporeal has a similar meaning but it is not used in this sense.
10The coroner was called to examine the ...............
Wrong!
Corpse means dead body.
11The general’s decision to invade was a ............... mistake.
Wrong!
Costly is an adjective.
12Is the witness’s story ...............?
Wrong!
Credible means believable.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Don’t they teach any manners at that school?
  2. Many are called but few are chosen.
  3. The old mariner had sailed the seas for 40 years.
  4. The masses are the true makers of history.
  5. He showed a Either could be used here grasp of the problem.
  6. Tie the package with a strong cord
  7. If you play a few chords on the guitar, I will sing along.
  8. With the cooperation of all the employees the work was done on time.
  9. I don’t believe in corporal punishment but I would love to give that boy a spanking.
  10. The coroner was called to examine the corpse
  11. The general’s decision to invade was a costly mistake.
  12. Is the witness’s story credible?
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