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SENTENCE SENTENCE COMPLETIOCOMPLETIO

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THREE STEP STRATEGY FOR THREE STEP STRATEGY FOR SOLVING SENTENCE SOLVING SENTENCE

COMPLETIONSCOMPLETIONS

1. READ THE SENTENCE, 1. READ THE SENTENCE, DETERMINE THE TYPE.DETERMINE THE TYPE.

2. PREDICT A WORD YOU 2. PREDICT A WORD YOU WOULD PUT IN THE SENTENCE.WOULD PUT IN THE SENTENCE.

3. MATCH A WORD CHOICE 3. MATCH A WORD CHOICE TO YOUR PREDICTION.TO YOUR PREDICTION.

Hummingbirds use spider silk to strengthen nest walls to better _______ the weight and pressure of wriggling hatchlings.

Hummingbirds use spider silk to strengthen nest walls to better _______ the weight and pressure of wriggling hatchlings.

(A) withstand(B) discern(C) expose(D) transmute(E) induce

THREE TYPES OF THREE TYPES OF SENTENCESSENTENCES

1. AGREEMENT 1. AGREEMENT

2. CONTRAST2. CONTRAST

3. DEFINITION3. DEFINITION

AGREEMENT SENTENCESAGREEMENT SENTENCES

THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES THAT AGREE WITH ONE CLAUSES THAT AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER.ANOTHER.

ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN MILTON MURAYAMA’S NOVEL IS CONSIDERED ______ BECAUSE HE DELIBERATELY DEFIES AN OPPRESSIVE HIERARCHICAL SOCIETY.

ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN MILTON MURAYAMA’S NOVEL IS CONSIDERED ______ BECAUSE HE DELIBERATELY DEFIES AN OPPRESSIVE HIERARCHICAL SOCIETY.

A. REBELLIOUSB. IMPULSIVEC. ARTISTICD. INDUSTRIOUSE. TYRANNICAL

CONTRAST SENTENCESCONTRAST SENTENCES

THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES THAT DISAGREE WITH ONE CLAUSES THAT DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER.ANOTHER.

Although the poet Stevie Smith had a childhood that was far from ____, she always envied children, believing they alone had the ideal life.

Although the poet Stevie Smith had a childhood that was far from ____, she always envied children, believing they alone had the ideal life.

(A) idyllic(B) envious(C) indifferent(D) dubious(E) neutral

DEFINITION SENTENCESDEFINITION SENTENCES

THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO THE SENTENCE WILL HAVE TWO CLAUSES; ONE CLAUSE WILL DEFINE CLAUSES; ONE CLAUSE WILL DEFINE THE BLANK IN THE OTHER.THE BLANK IN THE OTHER.

PUNCTUATION IS IMPORTANT HERE; IT PUNCTUATION IS IMPORTANT HERE; IT WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE BREAK IS.WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE BREAK IS.

His ______ remarks really detracted from the overall speech; he should not have so readily strayed from his subject.

His ______ remarks really detracted from the overall speech; he should not have so readily strayed from his subject.

A. repugnantB. digressiveC. redundantD. innocuousE. enigmatic

ONE BLANK VERSUS TWO ONE BLANK VERSUS TWO BLANKSBLANKS

WITH TWO BLANK QUESTIONS WITH TWO BLANK QUESTIONS CHOOSE ONE OF THE BLANKS AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE BLANKS AND ANSWER THAT ONE FIRST.ANSWER THAT ONE FIRST.

MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED.

MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED.A. INDULGED…

APPORTIONMENTB. VERIFIED… DISTRIBUTIONC. USURPED… EXPROPRIATIOND. EXPRESSED… REPARATIONE. ANTICIPATED… ADVERTISING

MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THAT SINCE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND SINCE HUMAN DESIRES CANNOT ALL BE ______, A METHOD OF _____ IS NEEDED.