A Tuscan Road Trip in Search of Piero della Francesca’s Greatest Works

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The writer ___ Tuscany’s artistic history beyond Florence.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. explore
   2. explores
   3. exploring
   4. explored
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   explores

   The singular subject requires the present-tense third-person form.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The journey is valuable because it ___ travel, place, and art.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. connect
   2. connecting
   3. connects
   4. connected
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   connects

   After “it,” the sentence needs a third-person singular present verb.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The paintings offer travelers ___ less-attended communities.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. explore
   2. to explore
   3. exploring
   4. explored
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   to explore

   The verb pattern “offer someone a reason to” requires an infinitive.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Piero della Francesca is known ___ a central figure of the early Renaissance.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. for
   2. by
   3. as
   4. with
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   as

   The passive expression “be known as” requires the preposition “as.”

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The road trip ___ sightseeing with focused art appreciation.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. combine
   2. combines
   3. combining
   4. combined
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   combines

   The present-tense verb agrees with the singular subject “trip.”

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   By following the artworks, visitors can ___ Tuscany differently.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. see
   2. to see
   3. seeing
   4. saw
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   see

   After the modal “can,” the base form of the verb is required.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The journey encourages visitors ___ beyond Florence.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. look
   2. looking
   3. to look
   4. looked
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   to look

   The verb “encourage” is followed by an object and a to-infinitive.

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