grammer tagged questions

The philosopher, man of letters and proponent of science Francis Bacon was born enough early to have lived during the transition between medieval and modern thought.

(1) man
(2) enough early
(3) during
(4) between

One of Abraham Lincoln’s earliest memories was of watching a flood to wash away a field of corn and pumpkin seeds he had planted with his father.

(1) One
(2) was
(3) to wash
(4) with

The human gall bladder is an hollow avocado-shaped organ on the underside of the liver that stores bile, the digestive juice secreted by the liver.

Some modern-day lizards are capable – - – on their hind legs but only for brief runs, unlike their dinosaur ancestors, some of whom were entirely bipedal.

(1) of walking
(2) to walk
(3) walk
(4) walking

The city of Council Bluffs in southwestern Iowa – - – name from the fact that American explorers Lewis and Clark passed through the area in 1804, holding a council with the Indians of the area.

(1) derived it
(2) has been derived
(3) derives its
(4) is deriving

In an absolute democracy, important decisions must be made according to the majority opinion of the entire population, – - – representatives elected by specified segments of the population.

(1) instead rather than
(2) rather than by
(3) by instead
(4) the rather than

Maritime law, – - – as admiralty law, governs the shipping industry.

(1) that is also known
(2) which is also knowing
(3) has also been known
(4) also known

- – - of currency is a major factor contributing to inflation.

(1) The persistent overproduction
(2) Overproduction persistently
(3) The overproduction is persistent
(4) A persistent overproduced

Human societies have developed a great many forms of greeting, from the relatively primitive embrace until sniffing or rubbing noses, weeping, kissing, kneeling, bowing, shaking hands and exchanging words.

(1) a
(2) greeting
(3) until
(4) exchanging

Without systematic supervision, inspection and controlling during slaughter, meat can be a serious source of infection.

(1) Without
(2) controlling
(3) during
(4) a