Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1............... by the backlash, the minister cancelled the press conference at the last minute.
Wrong!
"Shocked"is the correct past participle supplementive clause.
2The committee, ............... to a vote, spent an hour arguing over the wording.
Wrong!
"Having come"shows an earlier action before the arguing.
3The CEO strode in, ............... his phone, and demanded an update.
Wrong!
"Checking"adds a simultaneous action.
4............... no one to contradict him, he presented the figures as definitive.
Wrong!
"There being"correctly forms the absolute clause.
5The report was published, ............... several key caveats in the appendix.
Wrong!
"With"correctly introduces the accompanying feature.
6The witness, ............... under oath, chose every word with care.
Wrong!
"Sworn"is the correct reduced relative form.
7The deadline ..............., we worked through the weekend without complaint.
Wrong!
"Approaching"correctly completes the absolute clause.
8The negotiators left the room, ............... to return until the apology was issued.
Wrong!
"Refusing"is the correct participle meaning they would not return.
9The suspect sat in silence, ............... at the floor as if counting the tiles.
Wrong!
"Staring"shows the concurrent action.
10The proposal, ............... sound on paper, collapses under even mild scrutiny.
Wrong!
"Appearing"correctly means the proposal seems sound.
11............... the weather, the pilot decided to attempt the landing anyway.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Considering"and"Given"both fit naturally here.
12............... the evidence, the jury returned a swift verdict.
Wrong!
"Given"correctly shows the verdict followed from the evidence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Shocked by the backlash, the minister cancelled the press conference at the last minute.
- The committee, having come to a vote, spent an hour arguing over the wording.
- The CEO strode in, checking his phone, and demanded an update.
- There being no one to contradict him, he presented the figures as definitive.
- The report was published, with several key caveats in the appendix.
- The witness, sworn under oath, chose every word with care.
- The deadline approaching, we worked through the weekend without complaint.
- The negotiators left the room, refusing to return until the apology was issued.
- The suspect sat in silence, staring at the floor as if counting the tiles.
- The proposal, appearing sound on paper, collapses under even mild scrutiny.
- Considering the weather, the pilot decided to attempt the landing anyway.
Given the weather, the pilot decided to attempt the landing anyway. - Given the evidence, the jury returned a swift verdict.
