Test Prep #6 (Grammar and Structure)

My dog Charley is afraid of thunder; __________, when there's a storm I cover his ears.

Dave loved to go fishing, _______ this time he was not enjoying himself.

__________ the grenade down carefully. 

The person ______________ made the chili has my vote. 

The eyes or the skin ____  often adversely affected by a lack of Vitamin A. 

The main problem Jim had ______________ too many parking tickets. 

That red-haired lady with all the cats ______ across the street. 

I could only guess what Claude meant by that. 

Measles ______ a very painful illness.

On February 27, 1995, the fire department responded to a blaze that ______________downtown 

Anna is the _________ of all of her sisters. 

The little boy ______________ himself down on the floor and threw a tantrum.

There ______________ three different ways to make perfect pie crust. 

Which of the following means “the act of forming a circle around”?

Everyone signed the petition before ________ to the city counsel.

It’s after 2 p.m., so Ted _______ started by now.

Ty's favorite beverage tea. Chelsea, _______, drinks only milk or juice. 

The noise from the lawn mowers ______________ louder as the morning progresses.

Semiprecious means

Even though Mike was disgusted, he couldn't know that Bob blamed him for everything. 

While trying to ______________ his pet iguana from a tree, Travis fell from a tree.

The plumber discovered a bad leak while _______ the sink.

___________ he waited for the doctor to call him in, Sam sat in the waiting room reading.

Economics _____ a favorite of mine. 

Bonnie did not go to her class reunion; _______ was simply not in the mood.

Of the two boys, Joseph is the ____________.