1. 'The bird is __ the branch.'
2. The ______ soldiers we have, the _____ I like our chances.
3. The building is twelve _____ tall.
4. If you ... more trouble in the neighbourhood, don't let criminals escape. They ... caught and put behind bars.
5. Don't ... think you should tell ... boss that you did not write the report ... ?
6. Which sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?
7. Which sentence does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?
8. Had I known this, .... .
9. I regret ... you names; I should not .... so.
10. He said, 'I had been reading a newspaper when the light went off.'
11. Jeremy drove his motorcycle ... the bridge, ... the hill, and ... the diner before finally parking it ... two police cars.
12. Only after they had completed an exhaustive study ... how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.
13. If Harry .... to the party too early, don't let him in; he .... outside like everyone else.
14. to sleep likes . midday Katie until at weekends
15. That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.
16. Although the issue was very serious, the committee disposed .... it in a few minutes and moved .... to other business.
17. Mr. Peach has sent his four children to Ivy League colleges .... he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty factory.
18. Which sentence does NOT illustrate correct pronoun usage?
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