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Choose the correct word in brackets to
complete the following sentences. |
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He found a ( fifty-dollars /
fifty-dollar ) note on the floor of the bank. |
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Civics ( was / were ) one of my favorite subjects at school. |
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He slept very badly because the room was full of ( mosquitos /
mosquitoes ) |
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The ( postmen's / postmens' ) request for a pay rise was
accepted. |
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He found lots of interesting books
on the ( shelfs / shelves ) of the town library. |
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It was the first time I had seen my
three ( sister-in-laws / sisters-in-law ) together. |
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She believes that ( woman-doctors /
women-doctors ) are a great asset to the nation. |
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She bought two ( dozens / dozen )
eggs at the supermarket. |
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The statistics ( shows / show )
that there has been a small increase in the cost of living. |
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He went to great ( pains / pain )
to ensure that his children received a sound education. |
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Many of the ( aircraft / aircrafts
) at the airshow had never been seen before. |
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The ( directors-general /
director-generals ) of the country's major banks met the Prime
Minister. |
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The police still have no clues as
to the ( whereabouts / whereabout ) of the bank robber. |
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I was invited to dinner at the (
Wong's / Wongs' ) house yesterday. |
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It was a really busy day. She had
to type twenty ( memos / memoes ) for her boss. |
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She bought fifteen ( dollars /
dollars' ) worth of beef at the market. |
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There were many ( washings-machine
/ washing-machines ) to choose from in the shop. |
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There was a very interesting
article in ( yesterday's / yesterdays' ) newspaper. |
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The bank robbers managed to open
both of the ( safes / saves ) and got away with $3 million. |
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I can't find my ( scissor /
scissors ). I'll have to borrow my friend's pair. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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He found a
fifty-dollar note on the floor of the bank. |
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2. |
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Civics was one of my
favorite subjects at school. |
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3. |
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He slept very badly because the room was full of
mosquitoes. |
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4. |
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The postmen's request for a
pay rise was accepted. |
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5. |
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He found lots of interesting books
on the shelves of the town
library. |
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6. |
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It was the first time I had seen my
three sisters-in-law
together. |
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7. |
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She believes that
women-doctors are a great
asset to the nation. |
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8. |
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She bought two
dozen eggs at the
supermarket. |
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9. |
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The statistics
show that there has been a
small increase in the cost of living. |
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10. |
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He went to great
pains to ensure that his
children received a sound education. |
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11. |
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Many of the
aircraft at the airshow had never been seen
before. |
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12. |
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The
directors-general of the country's major banks met
the Prime Minister. |
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13. |
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The police still have no clues as
to the whereabouts of the
bank robber. |
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14. |
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I was invited to dinner at the
Wongs' house yesterday. |
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15. |
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It was a really busy day. She had
to type twenty memos for her
boss. |
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16. |
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She bought fifteen
dollars' worth of beef at
the market. |
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17. |
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There were many
washing-machines to choose
from in the shop. |
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18. |
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There was a very interesting
article in yesterday's
newspaper. |
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19. |
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The bank robbers managed to open
both of the safes and got
away with $3 million. |
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20. |
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I can't find my
scissors. I'll have to
borrow my friend's pair. |
