In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened

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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)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The closures ___ treated as an ordinary inconvenience.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. should be
   2. should
   3. should being
   4. should to be
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   should be

   The passive construction requires the modal auxiliary “should be.”

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Had the sites opened on schedule, some residents ___ alternative travel.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. might not have needed
   2. might not need
   3. might not needing
   4. might not to have needed
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   might not have needed

   A third conditional requires “might not have needed” after “had.”

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The report distinguishes confirmed facts from claims that ___ evidence.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. have not been supported by
   2. has not been supported by
   3. have not supporting by
   4. have not been support by
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   have not been supported by

   The relative clause requires the present perfect passive “have not been supported.”

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The lawmaker demanded that the affected locations ___ without delay.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. reopen
   2. reopens
   3. reopened
   4. to reopen
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   reopen

   After “demanded that,” formal English permits the mandative subjunctive “reopen.”

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The article cautions readers against ___ responsibility without evidence.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. assigning
   2. assign
   3. to assign
   4. assigned
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   assigning

   The preposition “against” must be followed by a gerund phrase.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The closures may have made access more difficult, ___ the article does not document individual effects.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. although
   2. despite
   3. because of
   4. whereas of
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   although

   A concessive coordinating conjunction correctly links the two independent clauses.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Only after further investigation ___ whether legal action will follow.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. will it become clear
   2. it will become clear
   3. will become it clear
   4. it become will clear
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   will it become clear

   A fronted restrictive adverbial requires subject–auxiliary inversion.

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

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