Exercise 5
Some of the sentences in the following passage are incomplete. From the choices provided, select the word or word group that best completes each sentence.
While perusing an old family scrapbook, Hector noticed several handwritten letters. He wondered how people
(1)
__________ without computers. He could not imagine life without
(2)
__________ . Fascinated, Hector read all of the letters, paying attention to the penmanship. Everybody in his family seemed to have beautiful handwriting.
Hector asked his grandfather about it. "Why is your handwriting
(3)
__________ than my scribbles?" Hector's grandfather explained that he
(4)
__________ penmanship at school. "You don't need to write as much as I did," said Grandfather, "because you do your homework on the computer and you only send e-mail."
1. He wondered how people __________ without computers.
will manage
managed
managing
had been managed
2. He could not imagine life without __________ .
it
us
them
you
3. "Why is your handwriting __________ than my scribbles?"
beautifulest
most beautiful
more beautiful
beauty
4. Hector's grandfather explained that he __________ penmanship at school.
has been taught
is taught
was taught
were taught
• Student Resources
• Annotated Writing Models
• TIME Facing the Blank Page
• Revising with Style
• Connecting Writing with Grammar
• Student Resources
• Grammar Practice
• Proofreading Practice
• Student Resources
• Spelling Practice
• Vocabulary Practice
