Incomplete Sentences Grammar (Part 5) Flashcards
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The marketing team's primary _______ is to increase brand awareness among younger demographics.
Answer: objective
The sentence requires a noun to serve as the subject complement after 'primary'. 'Objective', meaning a goal, is the correct noun. 'Object' is a noun with a different meaning or a verb, 'objected' is a verb, and 'objectively' is an adverb.
Ms. Albright _______ in the finance department for ten years before she was promoted to director.
Answer: had worked
This sentence describes two past actions. The action of working happened before the action of being promoted. The past perfect tense ('had worked') is used to describe a past action that occurred before another past action.
_______ the flight was significantly delayed, the keynote speaker still managed to arrive in time for his presentation.
Answer: Although
'Although' is a subordinating conjunction used to show contrast or opposition between two clauses. The delay of the flight contrasts with the speaker's timely arrival. 'Because', 'therefore', and 'so' indicate a cause-and-effect relationship, which is not the case here.
All employees are required to comply _______ the new security protocols outlined in the company-wide memorandum.
Answer: with
The verb 'comply' is part of a standard collocation and is always followed by the preposition 'with'. This is a fixed grammatical structure.
To remain _______ in the current market, the company must innovate and adapt to new technologies.
Answer: competitive
After the linking verb 'remain', an adjective is needed to describe the state or condition of the subject ('the company'). 'Competitive' is the adjective form. 'Compete' is a verb, 'competitively' is an adverb, and 'competition' is a noun.
The manager suggested _______ the weekly staff meeting to Friday mornings to better accommodate everyone's schedule.
Answer: moving
Certain verbs, such as 'suggest', 'enjoy', 'avoid', and 'postpone', must be followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb). The infinitive form 'to move' is incorrect in this context.