Intermediate Quiz 04
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1. The new regulation threatens the _____ of farmers.
live
lively
living
livelihood
Answer:
The new regulation threatens the (livelihood) of farmers.
Live is a verb, adjective, and adverb.
Lively is an adjective.
Living is a form of verb, noun, and adjective.
Livelihood is a noun.
The is a determiner and can only be followed by:
- a noun
- a noun phrase
The nouns from the choices are:
- living (the money you earn from the work you do)
- livelihood (the way you earn money in order to live)
Livelihood is the noun with the most correct meaning for the sentence.
The new regulation threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers.
= The new regulation threatens the way thousands of farmers earn money to live.
2. What do you do for a _____?
live
lively
living
livelihood
A is a determiner and can only be followed by:
- a noun
- a noun phrase
The nouns from the choices are:
- living (the money you earn from the work you do)
- livelihood (the way you earn money in order to live)
Living is the noun with the most correct meaning for the sentence.
What do you do for a living?
= What is your job?
3. He is one of the greatest _____ directors.
live
lively
living
livelihood
Answer:
He is one of the greatest (living) directors.
Directors is a noun.
A noun can only be described by adjectives.
The adjectives from the choices are:
- live (having life; not dead)
- living (alive now; not dead)
- lively (full of life and energy; active and enthusiastic)
Even though live and living mean not dead, the most correct and common adjective used when describing a person with a certain profession is living.
He is one of the greatest (living) directors.
= He is one of the greatest directors who are still alive.
4. The game will be televised _____ tonight.
live
lively
living
livelihood
Answer:
The game will be televised (live) tonight.
Televised is a verb and a verb can be followed by:
- a noun/pronoun (as the object of the verb)
- an adverb (to describe the verb)
The nouns from the choices are:
- living (the money you earn from the work you do)
- livelihood (the way you earn money in order to live)
We can’t use those choices because the sentence doesn’t make sense.
Therefore, the correct word to complete the sentence is the adverb live, which means broadcast at the time of an actual event.
The game will be televised live tonight.
= The game will be televised as it happens tonight.
5. She has a sweet, _____ personality.
live
lively
living
livelihood
Answer:
She has a sweet, (lively) personality.
Personality is a noun and can only be describe by adjectives.
The adjectives from the choices are:
- live (having life; not dead)
- living (alive now; not dead)
- lively (full of life and energy; active and enthusiastic)
The most suitable adjective for the sentence is lively.
She has a sweet, lively personality.
= She is sweet and enthusiastic.
= She is sweet and full of energy.