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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #45749 A giant turtle

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A giant turtle made from discarded plastic trash will greet visitors to the British Science Festival this week. The plastic containers, bottles and cups were collected in Hull, where the event is taking place at the city's university. Standing 3.5 m tall (11.5ft), the art installation commissioned by the University of Hull with the aim of raising awareness of plastic waste. Professor Dan Parsons, director of the university's Energy and Environment Institute, said: 'Marine pollution is a mounting global challenge, which is having devastating consequences. We have a duty to protect these fragile environments and the marine life and ecosystems which we home. The university has commissioned this installation as a physical of what is ending up in the oceans, but also to ask visitors to campus to stop and think what they could do to try to reduce their own waste.'

call was were again reminder already ways

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Correct answer: was
Explanation: The word 'was' is the past tense of 'to be,' which fits grammatically as it indicates that the installation was commissioned in the past. This aligns with the context of describing an event that has already occurred.
Meaning: 'Was' indicates that something happened in the past.
Wrong options:
were: The word 'were' is the past tense of 'to be' used for plural subjects, which does not fit here as 'installation' is singular.
call: The word 'call' is a verb that does not fit grammatically in this context as it does not indicate a state of being.
reminder: The word 'reminder' is a noun and does not fit as a verb in this sentence.
already: The word 'already' is an adverb that indicates time but does not serve as a verb in this context.
again: The word 'again' is an adverb that indicates repetition, which does not fit the grammatical structure here.
ways: The word 'ways' is a plural noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
Correct answer: already
Explanation: The word 'already' is an adverb that indicates that something has happened before the present time, which fits the context of discussing ongoing consequences of marine pollution.
Meaning: 'Already' means before the present time or earlier than expected.
Wrong options:
was: The word 'was' is a past tense verb that does not fit as it does not convey the timing of the consequences.
call: The word 'call' is a verb that does not fit in this context as it does not relate to the timing of consequences.
reminder: The word 'reminder' is a noun and does not fit as an adverb in this context.
were: The word 'were' is a past tense verb used for plural subjects, which does not fit here as it does not convey the timing of consequences.
again: The word 'again' is an adverb that indicates repetition, which does not fit the context of ongoing consequences.
ways: The word 'ways' is a plural noun that does not fit as an adverb in this context.
Correct answer: call
Explanation: The word 'call' is a verb that fits grammatically as it indicates an action performed by the subject, referring to how we refer to our home or environment.
Meaning: 'Call' means to name or refer to something.
Wrong options:
was: The word 'was' is a past tense verb that does not fit as it does not indicate an action related to naming or referring.
reminder: The word 'reminder' is a noun and does not fit as a verb in this context.
already: The word 'already' is an adverb that does not fit as a verb in this context.
were: The word 'were' is a past tense verb used for plural subjects, which does not fit here as it does not indicate an action related to naming.
again: The word 'again' is an adverb that indicates repetition, which does not fit the context of naming or referring.
ways: The word 'ways' is a plural noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
Correct answer: reminder
Explanation: The word 'reminder' is a noun that fits grammatically as it serves as the object of the sentence, indicating the purpose of the installation.
Meaning: 'Reminder' refers to something that serves to make someone remember something.
Wrong options:
was: The word 'was' is a past tense verb that does not fit as a noun in this context.
call: The word 'call' is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context.
already: The word 'already' is an adverb that does not fit as a noun in this context.
were: The word 'were' is a past tense verb used for plural subjects, which does not fit here as it does not serve as a noun.
again: The word 'again' is an adverb that indicates repetition, which does not fit as a noun in this context.
ways: The word 'ways' is a plural noun that does not fit as a noun in this context.

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