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Grammar - Sentence Completion Quiz
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Grammar - Sentence Completion Quiz

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: We were shocked to hear the news of your ______.

  • having been fired (correct)
  • being fired
  • to have been fired
  • having fired
  • What is the best way to complete the sentence: I don’t know French, but I’ll ______.

  • have it translate
  • have Tom to translate it
  • get Tom to translate it (correct)
  • make it translate
  • Which option best completes the sentence: ______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.

  • What we refer to (correct)
  • What do we refer to
  • That we refer to
  • To which we refer
  • Complete the sentence: Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.

    <p>sight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify the correct completion for this sentence: ______ team sports require cooperation.

    <p>All</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence: Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C.

    <p>in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is the correct option to complete the sentence: The handwriting is completely ______.

    <p>illegible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best completes the statement: There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.

    <p>should there be</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Only after the atomic bomb was created and development in air travel took off, ______ science fiction really become popular.

    <p>had been created/ had taken off/ had</p> Signup and view all the answers

    We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.

    <p>folding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.

    <p>across</p> Signup and view all the answers

    _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.

    <p>Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.

    <p>a great many</p> Signup and view all the answers

    This car has many features including _________.

    <p>stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café has left the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.

    <p>has left</p> Signup and view all the answers

    One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.

    <p>to learn how to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Grammar - Sentence Completion

    • Option C is the best to complete the sentence: Only after the atomic bomb had been created and development in air travel had taken off, did science fiction really become popular.
    • The correct option D is needed to complete the sentence: We’ve bought some folding chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
    • The word across is used to describe the action of communicating, making the correct answer A.
    • The best option to finish the sentence is D: Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
    • The correct answer is C: There are a great many words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
    • D completes the sentence: This car has many features including stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage.
    • The best answer is C: Round and round went the wheels of the engine. By the window sits the woman. Here comes Linda.
    • To complete the sentence the best option is C: The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café has left the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
    • Option B, presupposes, fits best in the sentence: Your argument presupposes that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
    • The best option to complete this sentence is C: They are happily married although, of course, they argue every now and then.
    • B is the correct answer to complete the sentence: He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without failure.
    • The correct answer is B: One of the first exercises in math class is to learn how to measure the radius of a circle.
    • The correct answer is C: We were shocked to hear the news of your having been fired.
    • The best option to complete the sentence is A: I don’t know French, but I’ll get Tom to translate it.
    • B is the correct answer to complete the sentence: What we refer to as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
    • The best option to complete this sentence is C: Where people have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
    • To complete the sentence the best option is B: Politicians should never lose sight of the needs of the people they represent.
    • D is the correct option to finish the sentence: All team sports require cooperation.
    • The best option to complete the sentence is C: Studies indicate that there are more people collecting art today than ever before.
    • The most correct answer is C: Doctors advise people who are deficient in vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
    • The correct answer is D: Dick put a ball in the net in the second half but the goal was disallowed.
    • The best option to complete the sentence is B: There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened should there be a sudden loud noise.
    • D is the correct answer to complete the sentence: The computer has dramatically affected the way photographic lenses are constructed.
    • The correct option to complete the sentence is D: Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a prolific writer.
    • The correct option to complete the sentence is C: The handwriting is completely illegible. This note must have been written a long time ago.

    Grammar - Passage Correction

    • It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have been solved. (The original sentence was missing the passive voice of "may have been" and also the verb "solved".) Until quite recently people used to think that... (the past tense "got used to" should be replaced with "used to" )

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    Test your understanding of sentence completion with this engaging quiz focused on grammar. Each question challenges you to select the correct option to complete various sentences effectively. Improve your language skills while having fun!

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