Fill in the blanks.
1. After finishing his work, he ………………………. down to rest.
Correct!
Wrong!
Lay is the past tense of to lie.
2. As they have no children, they ………………………… an orphan.
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Wrong!
To adopt a child is to take as one's own.
3. After the operation, the patient was kept in the intensive care unit for close …………………………….
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Wrong!
Observance is a customary practice.
4. Keep ………………………… otherwise the bird might become frightened.
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Wrong!
5. He was an …………………………. person.
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Wrong!
Amiable means pleasing or agreeable.
6. It is a …………………………… report.
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Wrong!
Confidential means intended to be kept private.
7. Now that everyone ………………………….. come, we can start the program.
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Wrong!
Use a singular verb after everyone.
8. Day and night come ………………………….
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Wrong!
9. The management refused to ……………………………. the demand of the employees.
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Wrong!
Grand means magnificent.
10. The tallest of the three buildings …………………………… to my grandfather.
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Wrong!
Here the subject is the singular expression the tallest.
11. The company set up a committee to look into the ………………………….. of its employees.
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Wrong!
A grievance is a complaint.
12. The old house is ………………………….. with spiders and rats.
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Wrong!
If a place is infested with rats, they are present in large numbers.
Answers
- After finishing his work, he lay down to rest.
- As they have no children, they adopted an orphan.
- After the operation, the patient was kept in the intensive care unit for close observation.
- Keep quiet otherwise the bird might become frightened.
- He was an amiable person.
- It is a confidential report.
- Now that everyone has come, we can start the program.
- Day and night come alternately.
- The management refused to grant the demand of the employees.
- The tallest of the three buildings belongs to my grandfather.
- The company set up a committee to look into the grievance of its employees.
- The old house is infested with spiders and rats.
