Common Errors in Usage Quiz 9

1. Gloria, the makeover artist the Emperor had hired for Darth Vader, was (1) _____ unimpressed by the color (2) _____ of Vader’s wardrobe.

2. She quickly realized that his (1) _____ problem was that his sense of taste, what she called his “fashion (2) _____,” was shockingly simplistic and undeveloped.

3. Gloria knew that Darth preferred black (1) _____ bright colors because he needed to be (2) _____, not fabulous, to keep the empire’s (3) _____ in line.

4. However, as a matter of (1) _____, she persisted (2) _____ to (3) _____ his interest with a variety of more cheerful and flamboyant styles.

5. “There’s nothing (1) _____ about an all-black wardrobe,” she complained, “and that mask doesn’t allow even a (2) _____ at your face.”

6. “If you’re going to insist on (1) _____ entire species for their beliefs, please don’t make them feel (2) _____ while you do it.”

7. “(1) _____ you take my advice, use the products I’m (2) _____ you, and learn to (3) _____ your breathing just a little, you can be both (4) _____ and fashionable.”

8. Needless to say, Vader didn’t waste time (1) _____ Gloria in court for her impudence; he had her body carried out of his chambers on a (2) _____ and continued wearing black.