Practice --> Part 5: Incomplete Sentences


Choose the word that best completes the sentence:


1. The park service asks visitors to behave ............... and show respect for wildlife.
A. responsible
B. responsibly
C. responsibilities
D. responsibility
Explain:
  A. The adjective “responsible” cannot be used to describe the verb.
  B. An adverb is needed after the verb. The adverb “responsibly” describes how visitors are expected to behave.
  C. Responsibilities are nouns. A noun is not used after the verb “behave”.
  D. Responsibility is a noun. A noun is not used after the verb behave.


2. It is not the company′s policy to grant sick leave ............... overtime pay to part-time employees.
A. but
B. yet
C. if
D. or
Explain:
  A. The conjunction “but” is used to show contrast. Sick leave and overtime pay are not contrasting ideas here. They are both benefits given by an employer.
  B. “yet” can be a conjunction meaning nevertheless and is generally used to introduce a verb clause. Overtime pay to part-time employees is not a verb clause, so “yet” is incorrect.
  C. “if” also introduces a verb clause, so it is not correct here.
  D. We use the conjunction “or” to link two or more things in a sentence containing not or another word with negative meaning.
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