All of the following italicized phrases express cause EXCEPT
A. He didn"t answerfor fear of hurting her.
B. He received worldwide praisefor his scientific research.
C. Tom almost lost his temperfor losing his pet.
D. They foughtfor national independence.
It is essential that misunderstanding ______ during business negotiations.
A. be avoided
B. is avoided
C. will be avoided
D. has to be avoided
Success in life does not depend so much on chance ______ on diligence and honesty.
A. but
B. nor
C. as
D. like
In the sentence "The basket full of some fruits belongs to the old woman", the italicized part is
A. an appositive.
B. an attribute.
C. an adverbial.
D. an object.