Fill in the blanks.

1. The Prime Minister and his government will resign and new elections ………………… (will hold / will be held / will be holding)

2. Society ………………… exist without government. (cannot / should not / must not)

3. I dislike people ………………….. gossip about their friends. (who / whom / which)

4. An apple falls down instead of up ………………….. gravity. (because / because of / in spite of)

5. His sister was happy and carefree …………………. he was always grave. (but / so / and)

6. Collecting stamps …………………. him tremendous gratification. (give / gives / is giving)

7. The reporter …………………. a graphic description of the accident. (write / wrote / written)

8. The old car ………………….. insufficient power to get up the hill. (is / does / has)

9. The angry students …………………. insulted the teacher. (purpose / purposely)

10. The institution of slavery ………………….. once widespread. (is / was)

11. She insisted that she ……………….. someone in the house. (meet / meets / met)

12. The insolent child …………………. discipline. (need / needs / is needing)

Answers

1. The Prime Minister and his government will resign and new elections will be held.

2. Society cannot exist without government.

3. I dislike people who gossip about their friends.

4. An apple falls down instead of up because of gravity.

5. His sister was happy and carefree but he was always grave.

6. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous gratification.

7. The reporter wrote a graphic description of the accident.

8. The old car has insufficient power to get up the hill.

9. The angry students purposely insulted the teacher.

10. The institution of slavery was once widespread.

11. She insisted that she met someone in the house.

12. The insolent child needs discipline.