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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

General Grammar Exercises & Tests ( 3 )

3- ) General Grammar Exercises & Tests

Practice exercise 5

Write the correct answer in the space using the words below.

have  , particular ,  for  , the ,  as  , be

1 - ] Your presentation was very useful. In-----------the part on marketing strategy.

2 - ] This extinguisher can ----------used only if there is a fire.

3 - ] If you had come earlier, you would ------------found a good seat.

4 - ] My class isn't as well-behaved-----------------yours.

5 - ] Reading is very good ---------------children's intellectual development.

6 - ] Man's greatest invention is --------------computer.

Practice exercise 6

Choose the correct answer.

1. ] Which modal verb expresses deduction?

might

must

can

2. ] Which quantifier is only used before a countable noun?

a few

a little

some

3. ] Which verb is the present perfect passive form?

have made

have been made

had been made

4. ] Which connector expresses a result?

besides

however

therefore

5. ] Which conditional expresses a connection between two imaginary events?

factual

predictive

hypothetical

6. ] Which verb is the gerund form?

to go

go

going

Practice exercise 7

Correct any mistakes in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, write “ no error “ .

1 - ]  That's the dog whose its owner abandoned it.

2 - ]  I must point on out that the standard of your work is declining.

3 - ] Fadi is doing a research on international trade.

4 - ]  Thank you. I've been had a wonderful time.

5 - ] Why not you pick up a bottle of wine on the way?

6 - ]  I recycle my rubbish in order for to help protect the environment.

Practice exercise 8

Choose the correct answer.

1 - ] Not for many months [ we did , did we , didn’t we ] find a solution to the problem.

2 - ] Nobody knows [ what , why , where ] the company went bust.

3 - ] He said she [ hadn’t been , isn’t , wasn’t ] interested in going to a museum.

4 - ] If [ I would have , will have , I had ] gone to Osaka, I'd have felt the earthquake.

5 - ] I'm [ serious , seriously , more seriously ] considering looking for a new job.

6 - ] Paul said he [ would , will , was ] make a cup of tea .

Are these conditional sentences correct? If you think they are, choose "TRUE".

1. If he didn't know what to do, he would have asked us.

    True

    False

2. Unless she comes soon, we'll be late for the first performance.

    True

    False

3. Tell him to go to his room if he arrives late.

    True

    False

4. I'd love to be able to swim if I'm not afraid of the water.

    True

    False

5. Go quickly if you want to buy that last pair of shoes.

    True

    False

6. I'll tell him the news if I'll see him.

    True

    False

7. If you ring the emergency services, help arrives quickly.

    True

    False

8. If you go to Dallas in August, you get hot weather.

    True

    False

9. If she hadn't gone to university in Paris, she wouldn't be able to speak French so well.

    True

    False

10. If she will go to university next year, we will have the house to ourselves.

    True

    False

11. If I hadn't gone to that interview, I wouldn't have got the job.

    True

    False

12. I'll do the cooking if you buy everything we need.

    True

    False

13. If Andorra were a bigger country, it won't be so famous.

    True

    False

14. He'll call you if he will find a phone. Don't worry.

    True

    False


 

General Grammar Exercises & Tests ( 2 )

 2 - ) General Grammar Exercises & Tests

Practice exercise 1

Write the correct answer in the space using the words below.

who ,  what  , how , which , whom  , where

1 - ] Marie is the person ---------is taking over my job next month.

2 - ]I couldn't imagine -----------------I would be able to find the courage to leave.

3 - ] He really can't work out ---------------he has to go to get the information he needs.

4 - ] The person with ---------------you should be registering your complaint is the manager, but he's unavailable at the moment.

5 - ]Damn! The laptop! That's----------------I meant to give him before he left.

6 - ] I've got a week to finish this,-------------------is just about long enough. 

Practice exercise 2

Choose the correct answer.

1.If I'd got the job I'd --------------- in London.

have lived

to live

lived

2.This is the house I used to ------------------.

live

living

live in

3.Sorry, ------------------ no room, you'll have to find somewhere else to sit.

it's

there's

there has

4. English food is often considered too --------------- for foreigners' tastes.

plane

plan

plain

5.  On hearing the news she burst--------------tears.

to

in

into

6. My day at the health spa was ------------ bliss .

sheer

merely

sheerly

Practice exercise 3

Correct any mistakes in the sentences. If there isn't a mistake, write “ no error” .

1 - ) I enjoy watching the films, going to the theatre and visiting museums.

2 - )  Princess Diana often used to go to shopping in Harrods.

3 - )  Because of he drank a lot, George didn't get invited to his friends' wedding.

4 - ) Whoever stole my chocolate is in a lot of the trouble.

5 - )  The house my grandparents did lived in is up for sale at the moment.

Practice Exercise  4

Choose the correct answer.

1 - ) English football fans are only ( slight , slighter , slightly ) less energetic than the players!

2 - ) Poor Alan was suffering from a ( huge , heavy , hard ) cold and could hardly speak.

3 - ) The room was awfully ( loud , noisy , noise ) because it overlooked the street where all the clubs were.

4 - ) I saw a huge hairy spider ( scraping , craving , scrawling ) across the ceiling over my bed.

5 - ) You don't happen to know where Malcom might be, ( mightn’t , don’t , do ) you?

6 - ) Brian is the only person I know ( who , whom , which ) can hold his breath for more than a minute !



Wednesday, September 22, 2021

General Grammar Exercises & Tests ( 1 )

1 - ) General Grammar Exercises & Tests

1. I am slow to _____.

( A ) express my opinion ( B )  express my viewing ( C )   make my views ( D ) make my opinion

 2. I have to have this report finished _____.

( A )  by Friday ( B )  until Friday ( C )  Friday before ( D)  Friday beginning

 3. We were fortunate enough to visit the Grand Canyon. It has _____.

 ( A ) beautiful scenery that is much ( B )  many beautiful landscapes ( C )  many beautiful scenery ( D )  much beautiful sceneries

 4. The car was parked directly _____ the diner.

( A ) before ( B )  ahead of ( C )  in front of ( D )  preceding

 5. The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people _____ skiing.

( A ) enjoy ( B )  that enjoying ( C )  who enjoy ( D )  who enjoying

 6. It is already 3 o'clock. Can you _____ time to catch the bus?

( A ) have enough ( B )  have it in ( C )  make in ( D )  make it in

 7. I went to have my glasses _____.

( A ) fit ( B )  fitted ( C )  fit on ( D )  fitted on

 8. Mary's house is _____ the hair salon. Do you think you can find it?

 ( A ) along ( B )  near to ( C )  against ( D )  next to

 9. The burning stick was very hot. He let _____ just in time.

 ( A ) alone it ( B )  go alone it ( C )  go it ( D ) go of it

 10. Do we have _____ money to last us the week?

 ( A ) a lot of ( B )  plentiful ( C )  plenty of ( D )  enough

 11. John decided _____ golf on weekends.

( A )  to begin ( B )  to commence ( C )  to take up ( D )  to start up

 12. It _____ to me whether we meet them or not.

( A ) makes no difference ( B )  makes not a difference ( C ) is indifferent ( D )  is not a difference

 13. We were  _____ after all the hard work.

 ( A ) wear out ( B )  outworn ( C )  weary out ( D )  worn out

 14. We saw _____ wild animals while on vacation.

 ( A ) quite a few ( B )  quite much ( C )  quite many ( D )  quite some

 15. They are late as usual. I don't think we should _____ them.

 ( A ) await for ( B )  wait for ( C )  await on ( D )  wait on

16. Are you _____ the competition?

 ( A ) enter ( B )  going entering ( C )  go to enter ( D )  going to enter

 17. You had better _____ the tourist information office.

 ( A ) inquire at ( B)  inquiring at ( C )  inquire to ( D )  inquiring at

 18. Ireland was part of the UK, _____?

 ( A ) didn't it ( B )  wasn't it ( C )  hasn't it ( D )  weren't it

 19. They will be _____ at the party.

 ( A ) present ( B )  presents ( C ) presenting ( D )  at present

 20. Will they go _____ this summer?

( A ) swim ( B )  to swim ( C )  swimming ( D )  to swimming

 21. The New York police were very anxious _____ about the crime.

 ( A ) more learn ( B )  learn more ( C )  to more learn ( D )  to learn more

 22. Many excited women could _____ at the department store sale.

( A )  seen ( B )  be seen ( C )  be seeing ( D )  be see

 23. The sink in the locker room  tends to _____ .

 ( A ) low ( B )  overflow ( C )  flow over ( D )  over flowing

 24. How long did the baseball game _____?

 ( A ) last ( B )  endure ( C )  survive ( D )  continue

 25. We must _____ the annual board meeting tomorrow.

 ( A ) attend ( B ) attend to ( C )  attend in ( D )  attending 

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