After reading the sentences, we can tell we are supposed to use the words in parentheses to form phrases that will complete the blank spaces. We can do it in the following manner:
- My brother <u>was on his own</u> when the accident happened.
- I <u>gave up on reading</u> the book after the first three chapter because it was so boring.
- The heat <u>made it impossible fo</u>r me to get on with my work.
This question requires knowledge about collocations.
<h3>What are collocations?</h3>
- Collocations are words that are often used together in order to convey meaning. Their joint usage is so common that we say they sound good and natural together.
- Let's use number 1 above as an example. We must use the word "own" to fill in the blank. We also know that we should say something implying that the brother was alone.
- The best option is to say <u>he was on his own</u> when the accident happened. "To be on one's own" means to be alone, and it is a common phrase (collocation) to use and express such meaning.
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Answer:
The answer is the FIRST OPTION:
Thoreau relates time to a stream, "I drink at [the stream]; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is."
Explanation:
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Paine's opinion is that God will not allow the colonists to be conquered because they have tried so hard to avoid war.
Explanation:
"(...)<u>my secret opinion</u> has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war(...)"
That's the key opinion of the excerpt from Thomas Paine's essay. The rest of the phrases and sentences are arguments or secondary key points that derivates from that principal statement: As we have sought to avoid the calamities of war, God Almighty won't give us destruction.
Answer:
The first one I think
Explanation:
The best way to solve this type of problem is to look up the definition of each word. If you don't have a dictionary you can break down each word and use words you already know to find the meaning of the word.
Answer:
I believe it is the 3rd one.
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