Incomplete Sentence Quizzes
Can you answer these Incomplete Sentence questions?
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1. The sales and marketing departments need to _______ their plans and activities to better serve the company’s bottom line.
(A) nominate
(B) elevate
(C) coordinate
(D) designate
2. I thought the gift I had ordered would arrive before Christmas, but it’s December 26th and it still hasn’t _______ up.
(A) show
(B) showing
(C) showed
(D) shown
3. _______ people who enjoy their work need time to relax, it is hard to pull themselves away from their job.
(A) Also
(B) However
(C) Even though
(D) Despite
4. After the teachers found the school principal had given herself a 15% pay raise, they _______ plans to hold a strike.
(A) formulate
(B) formulated
(C) formulating
(D) formula
5. We thought that our online advertising campaign would be successful, but _______ has responded to the newsletter we sent out.
(A) no one
(B) anyone
(C) someone
(D) none
6. If you don’t like the new refrigerator you bought, you can always return it for a full_______.
(A) refund
(B) charge
(C) warranty
(D) rebate
7. _______ the successful summer season, the manager doesn’t think he can afford to add a new wing to the hotel.
(A) Although
(B) Because
(C) Due to
(D) Despite
8. Because 0f the snow storm, everyone at the airport _______ long departure delays to their flights.
(A) anticipation
(B) anticipating
(C) anticipates
(D) was anticipated
9. The new invoicing program _______ us to more quickly send out bills and process money coming into the company over the last year.
(A) allow
(B) will allow
(C) are allowing
(D) allowed
10. Everyone expects the new pollution laws to pass and go into _______ at the end of this fiscal year.
(A) affection
(B) effective
(C) affect
(D) effect
Quiz #2
| 1. | ________ saw the customer waiting at the register. |
| 2. | We wanted to ________ that the contract was completely legally binding. |
| 3. | The cost of living is steadily __________. |
| 4. | _____ responsible for the accounts department reports? |
| 5. | _________ the ones to ask about the profits. |
| 6. | _________ Sally, you are the only person who could complete this task. |
| 7. | We have all been very ________ in the results of the investigation. |
| 8. | We were very grateful _____ the present. |
| 9. | Are you familiar _____ this software package? |
| 10. | They are accustomed ____ beginning work at 9am. |
Adjectives - Word Order
An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun) or someone (a person).
Adjectives sometimes appear after the verb To Be
- He is short.
- She is tall.
Adjectives sometimes appear before a noun.
BUT… Sometimes you want to use more than one adjective to describe something (or someone).
What happens if a hat is both old AND ugly?
Do we say… an ugly old hat OR an old ugly hat?
An ugly old hat is correct because a certain order for adjectives is expected
(Note, you may hear the other version old ugly hat, though it doesn’t sound natural)
So what is the correct order of adjectives when we put them before a noun or the thing they describe?
Here is a chart that shows the main word order for adjectives in English:
IMPORTANT: The order of adjectives before a noun IS NOT FIXED.
This chart is only offered as a guide and is the order that is preferred.
You may see or hear slight variations of the order of adjectives in real life though what appears in the chart above is order that is expected the most.
Let’s look at each type of adjective in more detail (with examples)…
Types of Adjectives
Before the adjectives you will normally have the Determiner.
Determiner: The determiner tells us if the noun is singular or plural, definite or indefinite
- a, an, the, my, your, four, those, some etc
And then we have the adjectives that refer to…
Opinion: Explains what we think about something. This is usually our opinion, attitude or observations. These adjectives almost always come before all other adjectives.
- beautiful, boring, stupid, delicious, useful, lovely, comfortable
Size: Tells us how big or small something is.
- big, small, tall, huge, tiny
Shape / Weight / Length: Tells about the shape of something or how long or short it is. It can also refer to the weight of someone or something.
- round, square, circular, skinny, fat, heavy, straight, long, short,
Condition: Tells us the general condition or state of something
- broken, cold, hot, wet, hungry, rich, easy, difficult, dirty
Age: Tells us how old someone or something is.
- old, young, new, ancient, antique
Colour: The colour or approximate colour of something.
- green, white, blue, reddish, purple
Pattern: The pattern or design of something.
- striped, spotted, checked, flowery
Origin: Tells us where something is from.
- American, British, Italian, eastern, Australian, Chilean
Material: What is the thing made of or constructed of?
- gold, wooden, silk, paper, synthetic, cotton, woollen
Purpose/Qualifier/Use: What is it for? These adjectives often end in –ing.
- sleeping (bag), gardening (gloves), shopping (bag), wedding (dress)
If you look at the examples above, you can ask… what are the gloves used for? (gardening) What is the bag used for? (shopping)
And after these we adjectives we have the…
Noun: The person or thing that is being described
Examples of the order of adjectives before a noun
Something to have in mind is that it does not sound natural using three or more adjectives in the same sentence and it is very rare to hear four adjectives together before a noun.
- A big fat dog.
- An interesting old Indian rug.
- A striped silk shirt
- Some comfortable black sleeping bags
- Four small round wooden tables
- Those funny little old men
Quiz #2
| 1. | The business forecasts a proft margin of ______________ 10 and 15 per cent for this financial year. |
| 2. | The meeting must be _______________ immediately. |
| 3. | The new regulations will encourage growth across the sector _______________. |
| 4. | I might _____________ the report on time if I had not been constantly interrupted. |
| 5. | It is a requirement for all staff members __________ their work before it is published on the company website. |
| 6. | Have you __________ presented a proposal to the chairperson? |
| 7. | By the time you ______ with them, they will have the problem solved. |
| 8. | After we _______ with the managers, we decided it was time to make some operational changes. |
| 9. | The client ________ while he was out. |
| 10. | Is there a major difference _________ the old model and the new one? |
| 11. | ________ saw the customer waiting at the register. |
| 12. | We wanted to ________ that the contract was completely legally binding. |
| 13. | The cost of living is steadily __________. |
| 14. | _____ responsible for the accounts department reports? |
| 15. | _________ the ones to ask about the profits. |
| 16. | _________ Sally, you are the only person who could complete this task. |
| 17. | We have all been very ________ in the results of the investigation. |
| 18. | We were very grateful _____ the present. |
| 19. | Are you familiar _____ this software package? |
| 20. | They are accustomed ____ beginning work at 9am. |
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