Former Fiancé of Nancy Mace and Two Associates Charged With Sex Crimes

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Practice level

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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 defendants are entitled ___ the allegations.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. challenge
   2. challenging
   3. to challenge
   4. challenged
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   to challenge

   The adjective entitled requires a to-infinitive complement.

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

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   The charges, ___ include voyeurism, relate to a 2018 incident.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. what
   2. which
   3. where
   4. whose
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   which

   A nonrestrictive relative clause requires which after the comma.

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

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   Had the article omitted the caveat, readers ___ the charges for a verdict.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. misinterpret
   2. would misinterpret
   3. would have misinterpreted
   4. had misinterpreted
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   would have misinterpreted

   A third conditional requires would have misinterpreted for the unreal past result.

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

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   The legal meaning varies according to the law ___ applies.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. who
   2. whom
   3. whose
   4. that
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   that

   The relative pronoun that correctly introduces the restrictive clause.

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

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   Only after reviewing the evidence ___ prosecutors establish the offense’s elements.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. prosecutors can
   2. can prosecutors
   3. prosecutors could
   4. could prosecutors
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   can prosecutors

   Negative-fronted inversion requires auxiliary did before the subject.

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

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   The speech placed the matter before the public, ___ the proceeding assessed specific conduct.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. because
   2. unless
   3. whereas
   4. so that
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   whereas

   Whereas correctly marks the contrast between the two institutional functions.

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

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   The charges are said ___ from an incident described in the speech.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to arise
   2. arising
   3. arise
   4. arose
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   to arise

   The passive reporting construction requires the to-infinitive.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The distinction between alleged conduct and prosecution timing ___ crucial.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. are
   2. be
   3. being
   4. is
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   is

   A singular subject takes the singular present-tense verb is.

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