but or than?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello!
1.In this sentence:After the public protests, the government had no alternative… to change its policy.
a)but b)instead c)apart d)than e)or
I think it is ‘but’ or ‘than’ maybe ‘but’. Am I right?
2.He lived in India for many years, so he get accustomed to…spicy food.
a) eat b)cook c)have eaten d)ate e)eating
I think it is e)eating. Am I right?
3.in 'six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.'the verb is:
a)sick b)hicks c)slick d)sticks e)nick
I have no idea here.

Thank you !

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Hi Antonella,

  1. You are correct, it is ‘but’. (to have no <option/alternative, etc> but to )
  2. The question is incorrect:
    He lived in India for many years, so he get got accustomed to…spicy food.
    You are correct again. It is ‘eating’.
  3. The verb is ‘to nick’.
    The main clause is broken down like this:
    Six sick - adjectives describing the subject noun
    hicks - noun (subject)
    nick - verb
    six slick - adjectives describing the object noun
    bricks - noun (object)
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  1. A
  2. E
  3. E

six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.

Subject: six sick hicks
Verb: nick
Object: six slick bricks
Prepositional phrase: with picks and sticks