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Fill in the Blanks

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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Before the elections, a small __________ of the party broke away and joined the opposing party.

  1. society

  2. sector

  3. faction

  4. clique

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as ‘faction’ here implies a small organised dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics. This is correct in this context, as a small organised dissenting group broke away and joined the opposing party.

Multiple choice

Directions: Supply a suitable preposition/phrasal verb to fill in the blank.

The head offices of the corporation in Japan will have an input ______ the project.

  1. about

  2. for

  3. of

  4. with

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct preposition. 'About' indicates something concerning something else or on the subject of the main clause. In this context, the preposition 'about' will be used to indicate that the head offices in Japan will have an input concerning or on the subject of the project.

Multiple choice

Directions: Supply a suitable preposition/phrasal verb to fill in the blank.

I prevailed _______ him to join our party as we have the same guiding principles in our lives.

  1. among

  2. upon

  3. over

  4. with

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct preposition as 'upon' indicates the formal term for 'on'. It is used in the sense where something is not physical but more indicative of an action that has taken place. 'Prevail upon' means to persuade someone to do something. This is correct in this context.