Test 2:Pronouns
Oh no, am I alone here? I can't find ______ .
everybody
nobody
somebody
anybody
Somebody' and 'everybody' do not relate to the meaning of the sentence. 'Anybody' is used in interrogative sentences, while 'not anybody' is used in negative sentences. We cannot use 'nobody' because of the double negation which is impossible in English.
Chris moved from parents when he was 18. He has lived by ________ since that time.
he
his
himself
him
By himself' means 'alone'. We cannot use any other form of a pronoun in this phrase.
Test 2 - Pronouns Part 2
Tom, be careful with the knife! You can cut _____ .
yours
it
you
yourself
When the subject or the object in a sentence refer to the same person or thing we use a reflexive pronoun. Reflexive pronouns (myself, himself, ourselves etc) end in -self (singular form) or -selves (plural form). They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns: Steven was in such a hurry this morning that he cut himself shaving.For the test sentence ‘Tom, be careful with the knife! You can cut _____ .’ we need to choose the reflexive pronoun that refers to the subject form of the personal pronoun ‘you’: you → yourself (singular) or yourselves (plural). As we are given the context ‘Tom, be careful with the knife! You…’, we understand that the speaker cautions one person – Tom, therefore, we need the singular form of the reflexive pronoun ‘yourself’. Thus, we need ANSWER 4 (‘yourself’).
Pronouns Exam
Look at _____! He's really happy.
his
them
he
**Him**
In the test sentence ‘Look at ___**! He's really happy.’ some personal object pronoun is omitted:Look at whom?. In the English language there are 7 personal object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.We use personal object pronouns after (1) verbs as the object of the verb (I love her, but she doesn't love me.; I saw her at the university yesterday.) and after (2) prepositions: He is talking to her about them.As the context is given in the test: ‘…He's really happy.’, it is evident that in the previous sentence ‘Look at** ___!’ the speaker invites somebody to look at some male person. Therefore, the personal object pronoun that correlates with the personal subject pronoun ‘he’ is ‘him’: ‘he’ (the personal subject pronoun) → ‘him’ (the personal object pronoun).Therefore, we choose ANSWER 4: him.
Test 4:Mixed Grammar Test
**Articles: Choose the sentence with the right word order**
Why can't we have a cup of coffee at first?
Why we can't have a cup of coffee at first?
Can't why we have a cup of coffee at first?
Why have we can't a cup of coffee at first?
Correct Answer: 1.Why can't we have a cup of coffee at first?
*The right word order in the wh-question is: Question Word - Auxiliary or Modal - Subject - Main Verb - Object. 'When' is a question word, 'can' - a modal verb, 'we' - a subject, 'have' - main verb, 'a cup of coffee at first' - an object.*
**Articles: It has been announced that ___ Pope is going to visit Warsaw.**
an
_
a
the
Correct Answer: 4.the
*We know that there is the only Pope in the world, so we use definite article 'the'.*
**Present Tense:Samuel _______ (not to leave) the office yet. He wants to finish his report by tomorrow morning.**
is not leaving
hasn't left
didn't leave
doesn't leave
Correct Answer: 2.hasn't left
*The action in this sentence started at an unstated time in the Past and continues in the Present. It means that Samuel is still in the office. In this case we should use the Present Perfect Tense: has/have + Verb (-ed/Past Participle).*
Articles (GT)
Drake is going to move to ___ Republic of Ireland.
**the**
-
an
a
'*The' is used before the names of countries with 'republic', 'kingdom', 'states'.*
Sport plays ____valuable role in my life.
-
**a**
an
the
*We use the article 'a' to refer to a sample of something*
Equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.
**the**
-
a
an
'*The' is used before nouns which are unique.*
Mr. Rogers is one of _______ best engineers in our company.
—
**the**
a
an
*We use 'the' before superlative adjectives.*
Articles p2
Did you know that Rachel works for ___ Guardian (newspaper)?
**the**
—
a
an
We usually use the definite article before newspaper names.
Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous french attractions.
—
**the**
a
an
We use 'the' before famous monuments, buildings, museums, etc.
___ French make many delicious sorts of cheese.
**the**
—
a
an
We use the definite article to refer to a whole group of people.
There are _____ eleven players in a football team.
**—**
the
an
a
We do not use articles before numerals.
PT:Grammar Test
**Don't disturb Tony! He ____________ (to write) a letter at the moment.**
a. write
b. is writing
c. writes
d. has written
Correct Answer: b. is writing
**Explanation**
**The phrase 'at the moment' means that the action is happening at this certain moment, right now. So, in this case we should always use the Present Continuous Tense. This Tense is formed: am/is/are + Verb-ing**
**Rachel __________ (to be) in Frankfurt since Sunday.**
a. has been
b. is
c. is being
d. be
Correct Answer: a. has been
**Explanation**:
***The action in this sentence started in the Past (on Monday) and continues in the Present. It means that Rachel is still in Frankfurt. In this case we should use the Present Perfect Tense: has/have + Verb (-ed/Irregular)***
Grammar Test (Reported Speech)
**Kate: "I'll do it tomorrow".**
Kate said that she would do it tomorrow.
Kate said that she did the next day.
***Kate said that she would do it the next day.***
Kate said that she had done it tomorrow.
When we report someone’s words we can use reported speech (She said she worked in an office.) Speech reports consist of two parts: the reporting clause (She said that …) in which we usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and the reported clause (…she worked in an office.).Some verbs (accept, agree, complain, feel, say, etc.) connected with reporting can be followed by a that-clause acting as the direct object: She said that she worked in an office. But we often omit ‘that’,especially in informal situations.If the reporting verb is in the past tense (She said…), usually we change the tenses in the reported speech: She said (that) she worked in an office. In all the test answers the reporting clause is in the past: ‘Kate said…’. In reported speech the future (‘I will dance…’) usually becomes the future-in- the-past(‘she/he would dance…’). But it is not always necessary to change the tense. If something is still true now – she plans to do it tomorrow – we can use the future simple in the reported sentence. But in the test the variant ‘Kate says/said that she will do it tomorrow.’ is not given.Moreover, we also need to change time expressions in reported speech if the context of the reported statement (the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech: ‘now’ → ‘then’, ‘last week’ → ‘the week before’ etc.Thus, we are to choose only ANSWER 3, because in reported speech ‘tomorrow’ changes into ‘the next day’ or ‘the following day’.
My Test No 1
Phrasal Verbs
**Michael, could you ________ (to take care of somebody) my cat for a couple of days?**
look out
***look after***
look forward to
look for
*Phrasal verbs are verbs that consist of a verb and a particle and/or a preposition. Phrasal verbs are typical of spoken English or informal writing, either letters to friends and articles in popular journalism. They cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts in isolation, thus, their meanings are unpredictable. The phrasal verb 'to look after' means 'to take care of somebody'.*
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