Please ,correct my answer for the following qustions.
1. Mom screamed when she saw three ___ run under the table.
2. My father’s family comes from Germany but some of my cousins are also ___.
3. If James ___ over the speed limit, he would not have got a speed ticket.
4. If you had called me yesterday, ___ able to accept your invitation.
5. The old man gave the boy a coin as a ___ of his appreciation when the boy carried his groceries home.
6. There is a boat in ___ as one can see from the flares they are sending out.
7. The boy ___ with fear when his father yelled at him yesterday.
8. Lorraine has a pleasant ___ and is always easy to work with.
9. I am ___ to give up my car but it is just getting far too expensive to keep.
10. A lion’s roar is very ___ .
1-mice 2-Swiss 3-had not drove 4-I would 5-beckon 6-distress 7-trembled 8-countenance 9-loath 10-fierce
Top answer
3 - had not driven 4 - I would (not) have been 5 - token 8 - "countenance" is a very old word. "face" is the modern equivalent. Neither is quite right, however.
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3 - had not driven 4 - I would (not) have been 5 - token 8 - "countenance" is a very old word. "face" is the modern equivalent. Neither is quite right, however. The more usual word for that blank is "personality". 9 - "reluctant" is also possible CJ