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A boy took every gift ___ mine. The blank needs the word meaning excluding:Read the answer and worked solution →A scarf that completes an outfit is said to ___ it. The right verb is:Read the answer and worked solution →A guest praises the cook's dessert. He pays her a:Read the answer and worked solution →A hotel offers a complimentary breakfast. For the guest this breakfast is:Read the answer and worked solution →A lawyer asks a question designed to bring out the truth. The verb for that is:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer adds another point and begins 'Further,'. Here further means:Read the answer and worked solution →A pupil writes 'It's raining'. The apostrophe form it's is short for:Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher marks 'The dog wagged it's tail' wrong because the possessive form is:Read the answer and worked solution →A nurse tells a patient to ___ down on the bed. The correct verb is:Read the answer and worked solution →A porter is told to ___ the box on the table. The correct verb is:Read the answer and worked solution →A team that does not win a match is said to ___ it. The right word is:Read the answer and worked solution →A screw that is not tight is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A club is guided by a firm rule of conduct. That rule is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A student is asked to ___ the vase on the shelf. The verb that takes an object is:Read the answer and worked solution →A girl takes the same chair every class. The verb with no object here is:Read the answer and worked solution →A question begins '___ going to the game?' The contraction of who is comes first:Read the answer and worked solution →A line asks '___ bag is this?' The possessive form of who is:Read the answer and worked solution →A checker flags 'alright' in an essay. The accepted spelling is:Read the answer and worked solution →A student writes 'three apple's' for a plural. Apostrophes are never used to form:Read the answer and worked solution →An editor wants to enclose an aside, an example or a date inside a sentence. She uses:Read the answer and worked solution →A proofreader capitalises the very first word of every sentence, plus titles that come before a:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer quotes a line from a speech inside her paragraph. She encloses it in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the right spellingRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the contractionsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the usage gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the verbsRead the answer and worked solution →Object or no objectRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the marks and wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Usage bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A boy took every gift ___ mine. The blank needs the word meaning excluding:

  1. Except
  2. Accept
  3. Expect
  4. Aspect
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Correct answer: A. Except

1. One of these words is a preposition meaning excluding. 2. That word is except. 3. So the sentence reads all the gifts except mine. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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A scarf that completes an outfit is said to ___ it. The right verb is:

  1. Compensate
  2. Complement
  3. Compliment
  4. Complicate
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Correct answer: B. Complement

1. One spelling means to add to or complete. 2. That spelling is complement with an e. 3. So the scarf complements the outfit. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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A guest praises the cook's dessert. He pays her a:

  1. Compliment
  2. Complement
  3. Complicate
  4. Compensate
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Correct answer: A. Compliment

1. One spelling means an approving remark. 2. That spelling is compliment with an i. 3. So he pays her a compliment. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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