Intermediate Quiz 11
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1. Let me make just a few _____ remarks.
conclude
concluding
conclusive
conclusion
Answer:
Let me make just a few (concluding) remarks.
Conclude is:
- a verb
Concluding is:
- a verb (-ing form)
- an adjective
Conclusive is:
- an adjective
Conclusion is:
- a noun
Chapter is a noun and can be described adjectives.
The adjectives in the choices are:
- concluding (last in a series of things; bringing something to an end)
- conclusive (proving that something is true, or ending any doubt)
The suitable adjective for the sentence is concluding.
Let me make just a few (concluding) remarks.
= Let me make just a few closing remarks.
= Let me make just a few last remarks.
= Let me make just a few final remarks.
2. The test results were not _____.
conclude
concluding
conclusive
conclusion
Answer:
The test results were not (conclusive).
The adjective conclusive means proving that something is true, or ending any doubt.
The test results were not (conclusive).
= The results of the test could not be used to prove the case/hypothesis.
3. The deal was finally brought to _____ yesterday.
conclude
concluding
conclusive
conclusion
Answer:
The deal was finally brought to (conclusion) yesterday.
Bring to conclusion is an idiom that means to close or finish something.
To in this sentence is a preposition.
The deal was finally brought to (conclusion) yesterday.
= The deal was finally concluded yesterday.
= The deal was finally finished yesterday.
4. These investigations can take up to two years to _____.
conclude
concluding
conclusive
conclusion
Answer:
These investigations can take up to two years to (conclude).
Conclude is a verb that means to bring something to an end.
To in this sentence is an infinitive marker (used before a base form).
These investigations can take up to two years to (conclude).
= These investigations can take up to two years to end.
5. In _____, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project.
conclude
concluding
conclusive
conclusion
Answer:
In (conclusion), I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project.
In conclusion is a phrase that means finally.
It used in a piece of writing or a speech to show that you are about to finish what you are saying.
In (conclusion), I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project.
= Finally, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project.
= Before I end this speech, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this project.