Use race to answer it, the authors claim is usually in the first sentence and use that for #2.
Sagacious, it could be defined as having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment, <em><u>shrewd</u></em> is a synonym of what this word can be used as. Some other synonyms would be <em>discerning, insightful, perceptive, prudent, sage, sapient, wise.</em> Also, it can describe people or in this case animals, therefore the best option to choose would be <u><em>“WISE”. </em></u>
<h2><u>A</u><u>n</u><u>s</u><u>w</u><u>e</u><u>r</u>:-</h2>
12. Our enemies blew <u>over</u> the bridge to delay our advance.
13. The president will come here next week to drum <u>for</u> candidate.
14. Jane backed <u>down</u> of the debate when nobody agreed with her.
15. When I was looking for my pen, I came <u>across</u> my lost stamp.
16. The Minister of Education wanted to visit our school next week, but his plans have fallen <u>d</u><u>o</u><u>w</u><u>n</u>.
17. Our church wants to cut <u>out</u> the amount spent on the Pastor's trips.
18. She was literally screaming <u>i</u><u>n</u><u> </u>rage.
19. The board chairperson presided <u>with</u> the meeting in a biased manner.
20. She could not make it to school for she was incapacitated <u>f</u><u>r</u><u>o</u><u>m</u><u> </u>illness.
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Answer:
Explanation:
We are to match each phrase to the correct section , either as a noun phrase or a verb phrase.
Let's first have an understanding of what a noun phrase and a verb phrase is all about ; To start with, A noun phrase is a word or a group of word performing the role of a noun(i.e a grammatical function) either as a subject, object or complement of the sentence.
A verb phrase comprise of a verb in a group of words which can be a subject, predicate or modifiers. A verb phrase must consist of at least a verb in the sentence and its dependents.
So, let's have a table for that ;
Noun Phrase Verb Phrase
i had been watching it going dancing tonight
the little blue bird
will go shopping
a sweet, sad smile
