Fill in the blanks.
1Greedy people will never get any ............... in their lives.
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The noun "satisfaction" is needed after "get any."
2The government should take the ............... to create more jobs in the countryside.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "take the initiative".
3He behaved ...............
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The adverb "strangely" describes how he behaved.
4The speaker was not able to ............... his point.
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The verb "substantiate" means to support or prove a point.
5You have to ............... a few lines from each poem.
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After "have to," use the base verb "memorize."
6Krishna's ............... had a great effect on Arjuna.
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The noun "exhortation" means strong advice or encouragement.
7The girl has very ............... manners.
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The adjective "pleasant" describes the girl's manners.
8The stock market is ............... to changes in the global economy.
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The adjective "responsive" fits after "is" and before "to."
9The floods caused a lot of ............... in some parts of the state.
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The noun "destruction" is needed after "a lot of."
10It was ............... for the woman to watch the suffering of her child.
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The adjective "agonizing" describes the experience as extremely painful.
11The robbers tried to ............... the traveler.
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After "tried to," use the base verb "threaten."
12I don't think that there is any ............... for you to come again.
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The noun "necessity" is needed after "any."
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- Greedy people will never get any satisfaction in their lives.
- The government should take the initiative to create more jobs in the countryside.
- He behaved strangely.
- The speaker was not able to substantiate his point.
- You have to memorize a few lines from each poem.
- Krishna’s exhortation had a great effect on Arjuna.
- The girl has very pleasant manners.
- The stock market is responsive to changes in the global economy.
- The floods caused a lot of destruction in some parts of the state.
- It was agonizing for the woman to watch the suffering of her child.
- The robbers tried to threaten the traveler.
- I don’t think that there is any necessity for you to come again.