Fill in the blanks.
1. They found him ………………………… for the job.
Here suitable is the complement of the object him. Complements are usually nouns or adjectives.
2. The truck struck the cyclist ………………………..
While deadly is also an adjective, it means fatal. Here the cyclist died in the accident or the accident struck him dead.
3. My master considers me ………………………..
We need the adjective honest to be the complement of the object me.
4. We must not wish anybody …………………………
5. The boy grows his hair ……………………….
6. The judge found the accused ………………………
Here the adjective guilty modifies the expression the accused.
7. Morning walks make one ………………………..
8. The mother found her baby ………………………
Please select 2 correct answers
9. She looked ………………………….
We use adjectives, not adverbs to modify copular verbs.
10. He seems ………………………. with what he has.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either content or contented is possible here.
11. The milk turned ……………………….
Turn is a copular verb. We use the adjective sour to modify it.
12. The night grew ………………………
Answers
1. They found him suitable for the job.
2. The truck struck the cyclist dead.
3. My master considers me honest.
4. We must not wish anybody ill.
5. The boy grows his hair long.
6. The judge found the accused guilty.
7. Morning walks make one healthy.
8. The mother found her baby asleep / sleeping.
9. She looked happy.
10. He seems content / contended with what he has.
11. The milk turned sour.
12. The night grew dark.
