Fill in the blanks.
1. He had a …………….. interest in arts.
Lasting interest means interest that lasts.
2. The wagon driver …………………… the horses.
We need a verb here.
3. He owed his success …………………… to hard work.
Largely is an adverb. We need an adverb to modify the verb owed.
4. He was ………………………… to see his brother again.
Joyful is an adjective.
5. He was not ……………………… in the way he handled the interview.
Judicious means sensible. Judicial refers to an official decision made by a court.
6. The lawyers awaited the ………………………. decision of the Supreme Court.
Judicial refers to an official decision made by a court.
7. The citizens’ lobby was ……………………….. in changing the election laws.
We need an adjective to complete the verb of incomplete predication here.
8. It was an ………………………… article.
We need an adjective here to modify the noun article.
9. The student showed ………………………. in solving the difficult math problem.
We need a noun here. Ingenuous and ingenious are adjectives.
10. No one ………………………. that dilapidated house.
11. The large ………………………. made him quite wealthy.
We need a noun here because the adjective large modifies a noun.
12. The ………………………. boys jumped into the pond fully clothed.
We need an adjective to modify the noun boys.
Answers
1. He had a lasting interest in arts.
2. The wagon driver lashed the horses.
3. He owed his success largely to hard work.
4. He was joyful to see his brother again.
5. He was not judicious in the way he handled the interview.
6. The lawyers awaited the judicial decision of the Supreme Court.
7. The citizens’ lobby was influential in changing the election laws.
8. It was an informative article.
9. The student showed ingenuity in solving the difficult math problem.
10. No one inhabits that dilapidated house.
11. The large inheritance made him quite wealthy.
12. The impulsive boys jumped into the pond fully clothed.
