)1. I love detective stories. I all the classic novels about Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and others.
READ
2. My favourite detective is Miss Marple. In Agatha Christie’s books she as a delicate elderly woman.
DESCRIBE
3. Miss Marple loved growing roses and often invited other village to tea in her house. LADY
4. She different from the other neighbours.
NOT / LOOK
5. However, when a crime occurred,she was often than the police. The police officers respected her analytical mind and attention to detail.
EFFECTIVE
6. They always the old lady’s advice helpful.
FIND
7. Miss Marple herself believed that it was her life experience that helped solve crimes.
SHE
READ
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "I" and "the classic novels about Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and others." The verb that fits here is "read," which means to look at written words and understand what they mean. So, the correct verb form is "read."
2. My favorite detective is Miss Marple. In Agatha Christie's books, she is described as a delicate elderly woman.
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "she" and "a delicate elderly woman." The verb that fits here is "describe," which means to give an account in words of someone or something, including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events. So, the correct verb form is "describe."
3. Miss Marple loved growing roses and often invited other villagers to tea in her house.
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "Miss Marple" and "other villagers." The verb that fits here is "invite," which means to ask someone politely to come somewhere. So, the correct verb form is "invite."
4. She did not look different from the other neighbors.
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "she" and "different from the other neighbors." The verb that fits here is "look," which means to appear or seem. However, since the sentence is negative, we need to use the negative form of the verb "look," which is "not look."
5. However, when a crime occurred, she was often more effective than the police. The police officers respected her analytical mind and attention to detail.
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "she" and "more effective than the police." The verb that fits here is "be," which means to exist or make up the essence or identity of someone or something. So, the correct verb form is "be."
6. They always found the old lady's advice helpful.
To answer this question, we need to identify the verb that collocates with "they" and "the old lady's advice." The verb that fits here is "find," which means to discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly. So, the correct verb form is "found."
7. Miss Marple herself believed that it was her life experience that helped solve crimes.
To answer this question, we need to identify the pronoun that refers to Miss Marple. The pronoun that fits here is "she," which refers to Miss Marple. So, the correct pronoun form is "she."