Fill in the blanks.
1Do you think I should follow his ...............?
Wrong!
The noun "advice" is correct after "follow his."
2I was ............... happy about my performance.
Wrong!
The adverb "quite" means fairly or completely and modifies "happy."
3The traffic cop warned him that he would be ............... for violating traffic rules.
Wrong!
The verb "prosecuted" means taken to court for breaking the law.
4Prolonged use of powerful drugs will ............... our health.
Wrong!
The verb "affect" means influence or have an effect on something.
5The old house is ............... with rats.
Wrong!
The adjective "infested" is used when a place is full of pests such as rats.
6We ............... at the success of our team.
Wrong!
The verb "rejoiced" is followed naturally by "at" in this sentence.
7We were ............... by the performance.
Wrong!
The adjective "delighted" is natural after "were" and before "by."
8The program was excellent. Everyone was ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "delighted" correctly describes how everyone felt after the excellent program.
9He never spends money to help others. He is very ...............
Wrong!
The adjective "selfish" describes someone who does not want to help others.
10The police are investigating an ............... in which a man was attacked outside a nightclub.
Wrong!
The noun "incident" means an event, often an unusual or unpleasant one such as an attack. An "accident" happens by chance, but an attack is deliberate.
11He walked across the beach in ............... feet.
Wrong!
The adjective "bare" means not covered, so "in bare feet" means without shoes or socks. "Bear" is an animal or a verb meaning carry or tolerate.
12One of the passengers ............... injured in the accident.
Wrong!
The verb "was" agrees with the singular subject "one."
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- Do you think I should follow his advice?
- I was quite happy about my performance.
- The traffic cop warned him that he would be prosecuted for violating traffic rules.
- Prolonged use of powerful drugs will affect our health.
- The old house is infested with rats.
- We rejoiced at the success of our team.
- We were delighted by the performance.
- The program was excellent. Everyone was delighted.
- He never spends money to help others. He is very selfish.
- The police are investigating an incident in which a man was attacked outside a nightclub.
- He walked across the beach in bare feet.
- One of the passengers was injured in the accident.