AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT She didn't even thank me for my present - I couldn't believe she was so ___________
ungrateful
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The previous owners of the flat had had the phone __________ so we had to contact the company to get it working again
disconnected
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: I only studied WORKS BY SHAKESPEARE AND DICKENS AT SCHOOL. All __________________________________
All I studied at school were works by Shakespeare and Dickens
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: Not only the male but also THE FEMALE CHARACTERS in the novels are memorable. It______________________________
It is the female characters in the novel who are interesting, and not just/only the male (ones).
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The composition you wrote was interesting but it was spoiled by a number of _________ mistakes
careless
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: You must have read THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE SERIES, not the first. It_______________________________________
It must have been the second volume of the series you read, not the second
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: The public really appreciated THE WRITER'S COLOURFUL STYLE. What ____________________________________
What the public really appreciated was the writer's colourful style
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: I don't understand WHY IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE A LIVING AS A WRITER. What_________________________________________
What I don't understand is why it is so hard to make a living as a writer
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT I couldn't understand a word he was saying on the phone - because of the fever, he had become totally __________
incoherent
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT As I'm driving, I'd rather have a ________ drink like orange juice or tea.
non-alcoholic
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT The barrister complained that the prison sentence was _________ to the seriousness of the crime her client had committed
disproportionate
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Reformulate the sentence to emphasize the words in capitals: Many famous novels first appeared IN SERIAL FORM IN MAGAZINES. It ________________________________________
It was in serial form that many famous novels first appeared in magazines.
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AUSPICIOUS / COHERENT / CARE / PLAUSIBLE / GRATEFUL / PROPORTIONATE / CONNECT / ALCOHOLIC / LITERATE / RELENT He never learned to read or write and remained __________ for the rest of his life.