Question

For each sentence, unscramble the words in the parentheses to complete the sentence with the correct noun phrase. More than one answer may be possible.

1. Even many decades later, ___________________________________ (ideas / psychology / Freud’s / about) are still being studied.
2. Not enough funding is available; therefore, ___________________________________ (residents / many / nursing / in / homes) do not get the treatment they require.
3. During John F. Kennedy’s presidency, ________________________________________ (of / one / promises / the / made / he / that) was to end segregation. It was Lyndon B. Johnson who carried out Kennedy’s promise.
4. _________________________________________ (steady / the / increase / sales / in) resulted directly from the company’s investment in training for its employees.
5. _________________________________________ (customer / the / of / the / survey / results / latest) showed a decline in passenger satisfaction with airline service.
6. Unfortunately, _______________________________________ (language / teaching / foreign) in ____________________________________ (U.S. / most / schools) is often limited to grammar.
7. In the study, participants were not given __________________________________________ (time / great / a / of / deal) to complete the tasks.
8. Each winter, _____________________________________________ (whales / number / large / humpback / of / a) return to _______________________________________ (island / Maui / of / the / Hawaiian) to mate or give birth.
9. ____________________________________________ (for / problem / the / one / characters / common) in the novel is their inability to cope with the inevitability of change.
10. The poor economy is one reason __________________________________________ (education / in / the / post-secondary / enrollment) decreased last year.

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Answer 1

2.many residents in nursing homes

3.one of the promises that he made

4.the steady increase in sales

5.the results of the latest customer survey

6.teaching foreign language /US, most schools

7.a great deal of time

8.a large number of humpback whales/the hawaiian island of Maui

9.One common problem for the characters

10.enrollment in the post-secondary education