Practice --> Part 5: Incomplete Sentences


Choose the word that best completes the sentence:


1. The ............... of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Monday.
A. elects
B. electable
C. elected
D. election
Explain:
  A. “Elects” is also a verb, so it is incorrect.
  B. “Electable” is an adjective, so it is not correct here.
  C. ”Elected” is the past participle of “elect”. A noun is needed here, not a verb.
  D. The noun “election” is needed with the definite article the.


2. Last year, the number of new university-level textbooks ............... by American publishers dropped for the second year in a row.
A. marked
B. instructed
C. sold
D. priced
Explain:
  A. “marked” would not form a meaningful participle clause with by American publishers.
  B. Students are instructed by books. “Instructed” cannot be used to describe textbooks.
  C. “sold”, the past participle of “sell”, forms a participle clause with the words by American publishers to describe new university-level textbooks.
  D. “priced” would need to be followed by an actual price e.g. priced at less than $40, so it is incorrect.
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