FBI Director Kash Patel and Country Singer Alexis Wilkins Announce Their Engagement

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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)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The couple ___ their engagement on social media over the weekend.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. have announced
   2. has announced
   3. announcing
   4. have announce
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   have announced

   The present perfect fits a recent event with present relevance.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Patel is responsible for ___ federal crimes.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. investigating
   2. investigate
   3. to investigating
   4. investigated
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   investigating

   The preposition for is followed by a gerund in this structure.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The announcement ___ over the weekend.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. made
   2. was made
   3. has making
   4. was make
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   was made

   The passive past form describes when the announcement was made.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The article says that the news ___ attention because of their careers.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. have attracted
   2. has attracted
   3. attracting
   4. has attracting
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   has attracted

   The singular subject news requires the present-tense verb has.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   No wedding date or other plans ___ included in the information.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. was
   2. were
   3. has been
   4. is being
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   were

   The plural subject plans takes the plural passive form were included.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Social media allows people ___ such news directly.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. communicate
   2. communicating
   3. to communicate
   4. communicated
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   to communicate

   Allow is followed by an object and a to-infinitive.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Wilkins, ___ as a country singer, has a career in popular music.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. describe
   2. describing
   3. described
   4. to describing
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   described

   The participial phrase gives additional information about Wilkins.

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