Fill in the blanks.
1The captives longed ............... freedom.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "long for" when you strongly want something.
2He hurled abuses ............... me.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "hurl something" at "someone" when abuse or objects are directed toward a person.
3The man was charged ............... homicide.
Wrong!
The passive legal phrase is "charged with" a crime.
4He was deprived ............... his inheritance.
Wrong!
The passive verb phrase is "deprived of" something that is taken away.
5Martin Luther was excommunicated ............... heresy.
Wrong!
The passive verb phrase is "excommunicated for" the reason someone is removed from the Church.
6The gangster was arrested ............... extortion.
Wrong!
The passive verb phrase is "arrested for" the crime someone is accused of committing.
7Children exposed ............... violence may become aggressive in life.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "exposed to" something harmful or influential.
8My frills get caught ............... things.
Wrong!
The phrase is "get caught on" something when fabric or another object snags there.
9The springs were made ............... flexible steel.
Wrong!
The phrase "made of" names the material that something consists "of".
10She handled the situation ............... great finesse.
Wrong!
The phrase "with great finesse" describes the skillful manner of doing something.
11The travelers fraternized ............... the local people.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "fraternize with" people you are friendly or social "with".
12He gambles ............... horse races.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "gamble on" the event or result you risk money "on".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The captives longed for freedom.
- He hurled abuses at me.
- The man was charged with homicide.
- He was deprived of his inheritance.
- Martin Luther was excommunicated for heresy.
- The gangster was arrested for extortion.
- Children exposed to violence may become aggressive in life.
- My frills get caught on things.
- The springs were made of flexible steel.
- She handled the situation with great finesse.
- The travelers fraternized with the local people.
- He gambles on horse races.
