Common Errors in Usage Quiz 4

1. To ensure fairness, we need a/an (1) _____ judge to (2) _____ who made the best jalapeño apple pie.

2. (1) _____ the nature of her research on climate change, the (2) _____ scientist decided to (3) _____ to Canada.

3. Although the new cooling system is very (1) _____, the (2) _____ of the system is that it requires maintenance (3) _____.

4. People who learn how to be (1) _____ are less likely to (2) _____ those who are (3) _____ themselves.

5. When she was younger, she was completely (1) _____ in the Spurs; now she gets (2) _____ about every opportunity to watch a game.

6. The emergency broadcast about the (1) _____ arrival of the storm (2) _____ the importance of being prepared for an extended power outage.

7. The two subroutines had entirely (1) _____ functions and were not interchangeable, but the code was so confusing that (2) _____ she (3) _____ I could figure out how they worked.

8. Even the most mundane aspects of (1) _____ life can be extremely challenging for those who (2) _____ from war-torn countries and have no permanent home.