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Using adjectives as nouns

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Multiple Choice

Governments should do more to help _______________.

• the poors

• the poor

• the poorly

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We have insufficient health services for _______________.

• the elderly

• the elderlies

• the older

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The government has promised to lower taxes for _______________.

• the middle class

• the middle

• the middling class

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There is a great stigma around _______________.

• the mental ills

• the mentally ills

• the mentally ill

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There is a great stigma around _______________.

• The French

• The Frenches

• The Frenchly

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"We are _______________." (David Bowie, George Orwell, etc.)

• the dead

• the deadly

• the death

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Did you ever watch _______________?

• The Departs

• The Departed

• The Departing

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"_______________ shall inherit the earth." (a passage from the Bible)

• The meekly

• The meeks

• The meek

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_______________ have less security than those with jobs.

• The unemployed

• The unemploy

• The unemploys

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_____ invented paper.

• The Chinese

• The Chineses

• The Chinese / The Chineses

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_____ always live in the best part of a city.

• The rich

• Rich people

• The rich / Rich people

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_____ are very proud of their language and culture.

• Frenchs

• The French

• Frenchs / The French

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_____ love being outside on warm, summer evenings.

• Spanish

• The Spanish

• Spanish / The Spanish

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There are a lot of _____ sleeping on the streets at night.

• homeless

• homeless people

• homeless / homeless people

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_____ can apply to do these training courses free of charge.

• The unemployed

• Unemployed people

• The unemployed / Unemployed people

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Don't talk like that - you should show more respect for _____.

• the elderly

• elderly people

• the elderly / elderly people

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I met a very nice _____ in Manchester. She was really friendly.

• Japanese

• Japanese girl

• Japanese / Japanese girl

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_____ are finding it very difficult to buy their first flat or house.

• Young

• The young

• Young / The young

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Prime Minister, a lot of people say that your government just doesn't care about _____.

• poor

• the poor

• poor / the poor

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shoes (old / dirty)

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eyes (huge / dark)

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a beach (sandy / long)

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a man (young / attractive)

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a T-shirt (striped / cotton)

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a leather bag (Italian / stylish)

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a velvet jacket (black / beautiful)

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a country house (magnificent / 17th-century)

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a dog (black / friendly / old)

Fill in the Blanks

a girl (teenage / tall / American)

Multiple Select

... can apply to do these training courses free of charge.

• The unemployed

• Unemployed people

Multiple Choice

___ are very proud of their language and culture.

• The French

• Frenchs

Multiple Choice

There are a lot of ___ sleeping on the streets at night.

• homeless people

• homeless

Multiple Choice

I met a very nice ___ in Manchester. She was really friendly.

• Japanese girl

• Japanese

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___ always live in the best part of a city.

• Rich people

• The rich

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___ love being outside on warm, summer evenings.

• The Spanish

• Spanish

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Prime Minister, a lot of people say that your government just doesn’t care about ___ .

• poor

• the poor

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Don’t talk like that – you should show more respect for ___.

• elderly people

• the elderly

Multiple Select

___ invented paper.

• The Chinese

• The Chineses

Multiple Select

___ are finding it very difficult to buy their first flat or house.

• The young

• Young