Customer Reviews

The publication in paperback of Matthew Quick’s debut novel represented something of a milestone. The promotional material that 1. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: accompanied

A past tense verb is needed here. ‘Accompanied’ (from company) means to go somewhere with someone as a companion or to be present or occur at the same time as something else.

(COMPANY) the launch featured glowing, five-star reviews such as ‘charming and well-written, 2. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: arguably

An adverb is required to modify the phrase. ‘Arguably’ (from argue) is used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true.

(ARGUE) the best book I’ve read this year’. Nothing so unusual in that, you might think. Except that these notices came not from the pens of 3. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: professional

An adjective is needed to describe ‘critics’. ‘Professional’ (from profession) relates to a person’s work as their main paid occupation.

(PROFESSION) critics on national newspapers, but from actual readers whose opinions appear in an 4. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: unedited

An adjective with a negative prefix is required. ‘Unedited’ (from edit) means not prepared for publication by correcting or shortening.

(EDIT) form, as can be seen from the various spelling and grammatical mistakes they often contain. It could be argued, of course, that the 5. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: analysis

A noun is required following the article ‘the’. ‘Analysis’ is the noun form of analyse.

(ANALYSE) of an informed literary critic may well be more 6. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: reliable

An adjective is needed after ‘be more’. ‘Reliable’ (from rely) means consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

(RELY) than the thoughts of one casual reader. But the site also records the cumulative star rating awarded to each title by all readers providing 7. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: feedback

A noun is needed as the object of the participle ‘providing’. ‘Feedback’ (from feed) refers to information about reactions to a product.

(FEED). The more people like the book, the higher the star rating. Maybe that kind of 8. ?

Explanation

Correct Answer: recommendation

A noun is required here. ‘Recommendation’ (from recommend) is a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action or choice.

(RECOMMEND) speaks for itself.