Question

Помогите, пожалуйста: 1. ___ of the American soldiers ___ involved in military action. А) A third … was Б) A third … were В) The third … was Г) The third … were 2. This car is our ___ . А) editor-in-chief Б) editor`s-in-chief В) editor`s-in-chief`s Г) editor-in-chief`s 3. I am in great need ___ money. А) to Б) with В) of Г) for 4. The reason ___ my dislike of the film is that I don`t see any connection ___ the book and the film at all. А) for, between Б) of, to В) on, in Г) to, with 5. “I`ll pay you ___ that!” – shouted Johnny to a friend who had played a trick ___ him. А) away, at Б) off, with В) back, on Г) on, for 6. If you ___ the plants regularly, they ___ now. А) would have watered, will bloom Б) had watered, would be blooming В) water, bloom Г) watered, would have been blooming

Answer 1

1-г, 2-б, 3-в, 4-а, 5-в , 6-б.

Answer 2

1. The correct answer is B) A third... were. The subject "American soldiers" is plural, so the verb "were" should also be plural to agree with the subject.

2. The correct answer is A) editor-in-chief. The phrase "editor-in-chief" is a compound noun, and the possessive form is created by adding an apostrophe and an "s" at the end of the compound noun.

3. The correct answer is В) of. The phrase "in great need" is followed by the preposition "of" to indicate what the person is in need of.

4. The correct answer is Б) of, between. The reason for the dislike is connected to the lack of connection between the book and the film. The preposition "of" is used to indicate the reason, and the preposition "between" is used to indicate the lack of connection.

5. The correct answer is В) back, on. The phrase "pay you" is followed by the preposition "back" to indicate returning the money, and the phrase "played a trick" is followed by the preposition "on" to indicate the action performed by the friend.

6. The correct answer is Г) watered, would have been blooming. The conditional sentence structure suggests that if the plants were watered regularly in the past, they would be blooming now. The correct verb forms are "watered" (past tense) and "would have been blooming" (conditional perfect).