Aspectos Morfosintaticos Exercicios 1 10

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1.
		Which sentence contains a compound subject?
		
	
	
	
	 
	The green cicada is an insenct found in yards and parks all over town.
	
	
	None of the above
	
	
	A small lizard slithered his way under the rock and out of sight.
	
	 
	Living inside the old barn were a large brown horse and a short white cow.
	
	
	Only two dozen children rode the bus that day, but it was still very noisy.
	
		2.
		Identify the subject in the sentence: Bob loaned Mike his bicycle.
		
	
	
	
	
	Mike
	
	
	bicycle
	
	
	his
	
	 
	Bob
	
	
	loaned
	
		3.
		2. Choose the alternative that completes the sentences: I. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike. II. Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike. III. A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school. IV. A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
		
	
	
	
	
	d) is - are - is - was
	
	 
	a) are - is - is - were
	
	
	c) is - is - is - were
	
	
	b) are - are - is - were
	
	
	e) are - are - is - was
	
		4.
		Identify the sentence that has a compound subject.
		
	
	
	
	
	The cloak hung near the mantle.
	
	
	A mantle is a wooden or stone structure around a fireplace.
	
	
	None of the above
	
	 
	A cape and a cloak are the same type of clothing.
	
	
	The mantle was the perfect place to display the clock.
	
		5.
		Kenny walked to school Monday. What is the Subject in the sentence?
		
	
	
	
	
	I is the subject
	
	
	Kenny walked is the subject
	
	 
	Kenny is the subject
	
	
	Monday is the subject
	
	
	Walked to school is the subject
	
		6.
		Use one of the following verbs to complete the sentence correctly: Neither Mike nor his two roommates __________ very ambitious.
		
	
	
	
	
	our
	
	 
	are
	
	
	is
	
	
	neither a. nor b.
	
	
	either a. or b.
	
		7.
		The verb agrees with the closer subject when the subject words are joined by
		
	
	
	
	
	not only . . . but also.
	
	
	to be or not to be.
	
	 
	none of the above
	
	
	whether or not.
	
	
	either. . . or.
	
		8.
		What is the head of the subject in the sentence: 'The movie was an action one.'
		
	
	
	
	
	b) an action movie
	
	 
	c) The movie
	
	 
	a) movie
	
	
	e) an action one
	
	
	d) The movie was
		1.
		In which alternative the verb is correctly classified?
		
	
	
	
	 
	b) He passed Paul the ball. (ditransitive)
	
	
	d) Miss Gold eats a banana every morning. ( ditransitive)
	
	
	a) He gave Mary ten dollars (intransitive)
	
	
	c) Birds fly (transitive)
	
	
	e) She is baking him a cake. (intransitive)
	
		2.
		Select the sentence with the correct analysis.
		
	
	
	
	
	She listened to the radio. (to the radio = indirect object)
	
	
	John's mother, Felicity, gave me a present. (me = direct object)
	
	
	She dances (dances = adverbial)
	
	
	John reads the book (the book = indirect object)
	
	 
	They elected him president (president = object complement)
	
		3.
		"The professor gave her class an assignment via the school Web site."
 In the sentence, the verb gave is ________
		
	
	
	
	 
	a. transitive
	
	
	e. ambitransitive
	
	
	b. intransitive
	
	
	c. tritransitive
	
	
	d. a linking verb
	
		4.
		The train stopped. Is this sentence the verb is...
		
	
	
	
	
	auxiliar
	
	
	transitive
	
	 
	intransitive
	
	
	bitransitive
	
	
	modal
	
	
		5.
		Mark the only sentence which has an intransitive verb:
		
	
	
	
	
	Arsenal won the match.
	
	
	Someone gave candies to the children.
	
	 
	My head aches.
	
	
	The boy is eating a hamburger.
	
	
	The doctor gave the man some medicine.
	
		6.
		In which alternative the verb is used intransitively?
		
	
	
	
	 
	b) Lie still.
	
	
	e) Set the lamp on the table
	
	
	d) Raise your hands
	
	
	a) Woodmen fell trees.
	
	 
	c) Lay the basket there.
	
		7.
		In which alternative the verb is used transitively?
		
	
	
	
	 
	a) The ants fought the wasps.
	
	
	c) The bell rang loudly.
	
	
	d) The train stopped suddenly.
	
	
	e) He spoke haughtily.
	
	
	b) The ship sank rapidly.
	
	
	
		8.
		Which of the following statements is correct?
		
	
	
	
	
	Transitive verbs always have indirect objects; intransitive verbs never have indirect objects
	
	
	Intransitive verbs always have an implied subject; transitive verbs never utilize an implied subject.
	
	 
	Transitive verbs have direct objects; intransitive verbs do not have direct objects
	
	
	Intransitive verbs have direct objects; transitive verbs do not have direct objects.
	
	The progressive (or continuous) aspect indicates a continuous, ongoing action or event. In English, this is expressed morphologically through:
		
	
	
	
	
	the addition of the suffix -ed to the verb stem, which is then used with the auxiliary →have.'
	
	
	the addition of the suffix -ed to the verb stem, which is then used with the auxiliary →be.'
	
	
	the addition of the suffix -ing to the verb stem, which is then used with the auxiliary will.'
	
	 
	the addition of the suffix -ing to the verb stem, which is then used with the auxiliary →be.'
	
	
	the addition of the suffix -ing to the verb stem, which is then used with the auxiliary →have.'
	
		2.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'He ________ succeed if he works hard.'
		
	
	
	
	
	c) could
	
	
	b) Would
	
	
	e) had better
	
	
	d) would rather
	
	 
	a) Will
	
		3.
		Which alternative presents a sentence in the subjunctive mood?
		
	
	
	
	
	e) Ostriches cannot fly.
	
	 
	d) I demand that she leave at once!
	
	
	b) Go there now!
	
	
	a) Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.
	
	
	c) Do not postpone this any longer!
	
		4.
		In the sentence:
"However, if linguistics is telling us that an infinitive does not include "to", then what is being split?",
 
 The highlighted verb phrase is formed by:
		
	
	
	
	
	d) auxiliary + past participle
	
	
	b) auxiliary + plain form
	
	
	e) modal + gerund-participle
	
	 
	c) auxiliary + gerund-participle
	
	
	a) modal + plain form
	
		5.
		What are the moods in English?
		
	
	
	
	
	e) indicative - perfect- conditional - subjunctive
	
	
	b) indicative - imperative - present - subjunctive
	
	
	d) indicative - imperative - perfect - subjunctive
	
	
	c) progressive - imperative - conditional - subjunctive
	
	 
	a) indicative - imperative - conditional - subjunctive
	
		6.
		In which alternative the example correspond to the right analysis?
		
	
	
	
	
	Ron has been working on the same document without a break for hours. (present continuous)
	
	
	By 14:00 the cake will have been baking for 90 minutes (simple future progressive)
	
	 
	Tomorrow at 12 o¿clock I will be giving a lecture at the university so I will not be answering any calls.(future progressive)
	
	
	By the time Dona had saved enough money, she bought a new car (simple past).
	
	 
	We had been walking the streets of Paris for hours until we finally took a break. (past continuous)
	
		7.
		The imperative mood allows speakers to make direct commands, express requests, and grant or deny permission. The negative form of the English imperative is created by:
		
	
	
	
	 
	inserting the does operator ant the negative adverb not before the base form of the verb.
	
	
	inserting the does operator ant the negative adverb not after the base form of the verb.
	
	
	inserting the do operator ant the negative adverb not after the base form of the verb.
	
	
	inserting the does operator ant the negative adverb not after the subject of the verb.
	
	 
	inserting the do operator and the negative adverb not before the base form of the verb.
	
	
	
		8.
		What are the auxiliary verbs in the following sentence: 'Language is constantly changing and being adapted to speakers' needs.' ?
		
	
	
	
	
	b) needs - changing
	
	 
	c) is - being
	
	
	d) is- adapted
	
	
	e) being - adapted
	
	
	a) is - changing
		1.
		Which statement above is correct according to the Present Perfect Tense?
	
	
	
	
	
	It shows that something will happen before a specific time in the future.
	
	
	It shows that something happened before a specific time in the past: one action before the other.
	
	 
	It shows that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
	
	
	It shows that something is happening now, at this very moment.
	
	
	It shows that something started in the past and has continued up until now.
	
		2.
		Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence: 'Barbara usually __________ dinner for her husband after work. This week Barbara is away on business, so Tom __________ dinner for himself.'
	
	
	
	
	
	c) cooks - cooks
	
	 
	a) cooks - is cooking
	
	
	b) is cooking - cooks
	
	
	d) is cooking - is cooking
	
	
	e) has been cooking - is cooking
	
		3.
		23. Choose the best alternative:
I. The waiter (to taste) the wine now.
II. (to want) a sandwich?
III. He (to have) fun today.
	
	
	
	
	 
	e) is tasting - do you want - is having
	
	
	b) tastes - do you want - has
	
	 
	d) is tasting - do you want - has
	
	
	a) tastes - do you want - is having
	
	
	c) tastes - are you wanting - has
	
		4.
		Mark with ( V ) the only sentence which expresses an action which has happened in the past in indefinite time:
	
	
	
	
	
	In 2012, I have been to London.
	
	 
	He has presented her final paper recently.
	
	
	He has arrived two days ago.
	
	
	He went to her parent´s house since 1992.
	
	
	The children have been to the park yesterday.
	
		5.
		Choose the most suitable verb form for the sentences: I. She (to live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different cultures. II. I (to go) to the cinema last night. III. Ow! I (to cut) my finger!
	
	
	
	
	
	e) lived - went -cut
	
	
	c) has lived - have gone - have cut
	
	 
	a) has lived - went - have cut
	
	
	b) lived - went - have cut
	
	 
	d) has lived - went - cut
	
		6.
		Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence: 'I'm very hungry. I________ all day.'
	
	
	
	
	
	e) didn't eaten
	
	
	b) haven't ate
	
	
	a) didn't eat
	
	
	d) have been eating
	
	 
	c) haven't eaten
	
		7.
		Choose the right option according to the use of adverb in sentences with the Present Perfect Tense.
	
	
	
	
	
	We have started recently to walk to work instead of taking the bus.
	
	
	We recently have started to walk to work instead of taking the bus.
	
	
	We have started to walk recently to work instead of taking the bus.
	
	 
	We have recently started to walk to work instead of taking the bus.
	
	
	We have started to walk to work instead of taking the bus recently.
	
	
	
		8.
		Mark the sentence which expresses a planned scheduled action:
	
	
	
	
	
	He´s working at the moment.
	
	
	What are you doing now?
	
	
	Don´t rush me. I´m working as fast as I can.
	
	 
	We´re spending next winter in Australia.
	
	
	She´s always helping people.
		According to the use of Past and Present Perfect tenses, choose the right option.
	
	
	
	
	
	Susan never saw snow in her entire life. / I moved to this city last month.
	
	 
	Have you ever seen a comet? / Bill arrived three days ago.
	
	
	Bill has been here since the 22nd. / I know George for ten years.
	
	
	She wore her new blouse only once since she bought it. / I have had this book two weeks.
	
	
	I didn't attend any parties since I came here. / So far this week I have had two tests and a quiz.
	
		2.
		Read the sentences below.
I. We all wanted to believe her but we suspected she was lying. 
II. Were you walking to work everyday when you lived in Spain?
III.  We tried to cook Yorkshire puddings, but we didn't really know what we were doing. 
Which of them are suitable?
	
	
	
	
	 
	a) numbers I and II.
	
	
	d) none of them
	
	
	c) numbers II and III.
	
	
	b) all of them
	
	 
	e) numbers I and III.
	
		3.
		Choose the sequence which completes correctly the following text  :
 Before I _________Australia, an Australian friend in London _________to save enough money to eat. He _________to Australia recently and was surprised with the prices at restaurants. He _________a wonderful steak which was so expensive that _________him feel guilty.
	
	
	
	
	 
	visited/had told/had been/ate/made
	
	 
	visit/told/has been/has eaten/made
	
	
	made/told/has eaten/visited/has been
	
	
	has been/told/visited/has eaten/made
	
	
	told/visits/has eaten/has been/made
	
	
	
		4.
		The Past Perfect Tense can be used to show:
	
	
	
	
	 
	that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past.
	
	
	that something happened in a temporary situation that existed in a particular time in the past.
	
	
	that something started in the past and affects the situation that exists now.
	
	
	that something started in the past and has been in progress for a period until now.
	
	
	that something has changed over a period of time up to now.
	
		5.
		Complete the sentence bellow using the Past Perfect Continuous Tense. 'She told me that she ______________ as a teacher for over 40 years'
	
	
	
	
	
	had being working
	
	
	have being working
	
	 
	have been working
	
	
	had been worked
	
	 
	had been working
	
		6.
		Choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence:
"She was so angry she missed the party, the only reason she didn't go because no-one (to tell) about it."
	
	
	
	
	 
	b) had told
	
	
	e) had been telling
	
	
	c) has told
	
	
	a) was telling
	
	
	d) told
	
		7.
		Which statement above is correct according to the Past Perfect Tense?
	
	
	
	
	
	It shows that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
	
	 
	It shows that something happened before a specific time in the past: one action before the other.
	
	
	It shows that something will happen before a specific time in the future.
	
	
	It shows that something is happening now, at this very moment.It shows that something started in the past and has continued up until now.
	
		8.
		Choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence: 'I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I (write) for over two hours.'
	
	
	
	
	
	d) had been wrote
	
	 
	e) had been writing
	
	
	a) was writing
	
	
	c) had wrote
	
	
	b) written
		1.
		According to the use of Future, choose the option which best suits the dialogue below. A: Where is Tim going to meet us? B: He (wait) __________ for us when our train arrives. I am sure he (stand) __________ on the platform when we pull into the station. A: And then what? B: We (pick) _____________ Michele up at work and go out to dinner.
	
	
	
	
	
	will be waiting - will stand - will pick
	
	
	will wait - will standing - will picking
	
	 
	will be waiting - will be standing - are going to pick
	
	
	will wait - will stand - are going to pick
	
	
	will be waiting - will standing - will pick
	
		2.
		Choose the option which shows the first sentence in the Future Simple and the second one in the Future Continuous.
	
	
	
	
	
	Will you not be speaking? / We are going to the cinema next weekend.
	
	 
	Everybody will be working on a computer sooner or later. / At 8 o'clock I will be travelling to Dorset.
	
	
	He will change his job. / They'll probably study at university.
	
	
	They won't change the telephone number. / I shall do it for you.
	
	 
	Can I walk you home? / 'll be writing to you again.
	
	
	
		3.
		Which tense is often used together with the Future Perfect Tense.
	
	
	
	
	 
	Simple Future
	
	
	Past Perfect
	
	
	Simple Past
	
	 
	Simple Present
	
	
	Present Perfect
	
		4.
		According to the use of Futures tenses, choose the option which best suits the dialogue below. A: Did you hear that Christine (take) _____ a vacation in South America this winter? B: I can't believe how often she goes abroad. Where exactly does she want to go? A: She (visit) _________ Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. B: At this rate, she (visit) __________ every country in the world by the time she's 50.
	
	
	
	
	 
	is going to take - is going to visit - will have visited
	
	
	is going to taken - is going to visit - will had visited
	
	
	is going to taken - is going to visited - will have visit
	
	
	is going to take - is going to visited - will have visit
	
	
	is going to take - is going to visited - will have visited
	
		5.
		Choose the right option which explains the use of Future Perfect Tense.
	
	
	
	
	
	It shows an action that is going to happen at the time of speaking.
	
	
	It shows an action that started in the past and continued until the present.
	
	 
	It shows an action that will be complete before some time in the future.
	
	
	It shows an action that will be in progress at some time in the future.
	
	
	It shows an action where somebody is asked to do something.
	
		6.
		Match
1. WILL      
2. TO BE + GOING TO                              
 (    ) Prediction based on present evidence.
 (    ) A decision at the moment of speaking.
 (    ) Future plans made before the moment of speaking
 (    ) Prediction based on opinion.
	
	
	
	
	
	e) 1 - 1 - 2 - 1
	
	
	c) 2 - 2 - 1 - 1
	
	
	b) 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
	
	
	a) 1 - 2 - 1 - 2
	
	 
	d) 2 - 1 - 2 - 1
	
		7.
		Mark the only sentence which has future meaning:
	
	
	
	
	
	They are going to the movies by car at the moment.
	
	
	She is taking her sons to the movies now.
	
	 
	Next Sunday, Carla is going to the movies with her sons again.
	
	
	Carla is going to the movies now.
	
	
	She is always going to the movies with her sons.
	
		8.
		According to the use of Future Tense, which of the verb tenses above is used to describe things that we have already arranged to?
	
	
	
	
	
	Past Continuous
	
	 
	Present Perfect
	
	
	Simple Present
	
	
	Future
	
	 
	Present Continuous
	
	1.
		Choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence: 'Do you like jazz music? Because if you (like)jazz, you (love) New Orleans.'
	
	
	
	
	
	e) had liked - would love
	
	
	d) like - would love
	
	
	b) liked - will love
	
	
	c) will like - will love
	
	 
	a) like - will love
	
		2.
		Match:
1. Conditional clause type I (predictive conditional)
2. Conditional clause type II (hypothetical condition)
3. Conditional clause type III (counterfactual conditional)
(     ) If Judita had worked this hard in all her courses, she would not have failed this semester.
(     ) If Judita worked this hard in all her courses, she would get on the Dean's List.
(     ) If Judita hands in her paper early tomorrow, she'll probably get an A.
	
	
	
	
	 
	d) 2-3-1
	
	
	b) 1-2-3
	
	
	e) 3-1-2
	
	
	c) 1-3-2
	
	 
	a) 3-2-1
	
		3.
		Choose the option which shows a third conditional statement.
	
	
	
	
	
	If I sleep well at night, I feel much happier next morning.
	
	 
	You'd get fatter if you ate too much.
	
	
	If the temperature falls below zero, it freezes.
	
	 
	If everyone had worked fast, we'd have finished in time.
	
	
	I would be happy if I married Mary.
	
		4.
		In the sentence: 'If I am to help you, throw away that old grammar book and get a new one', the highlighted verb phrase is formed by:
	
	
	
	
	
	e) none of the above
	
	
	c) auxiliary + bare infinitive
	
	
	a) modal + infinitive
	
	 
	d) auxiliary+ auxiliary
	
	 
	b) auxiliary + infinitive
	
		5.
		Choose the option which shows a first conditional statement.
	
	
	
	
	
	You'd have got fatter if you'd eaten too much.
	
	 
	Unless the directors increased sales, we'd have to close this shop.
	
	 
	We won't finish in time unless everyone works fast.
	
	
	Unless we'd been very confident of success, we wouldn't have even tried.
	
	
	If you ate too much, you'd (you would) get fatter.
	
		6.
		If or unless?
I.  ___ he gets caught, he'll make a fortune.
II. ___ he gets caught, he'll go to jail.
III. I won't do it ____ you agree to help me;
IV. I'm not doing it alone. ___ she pays up, we're going to be in real trouble.
V. ____ we get the cheque today, we must bank it.
	
	
	
	
	 
	e) if - if - unless - if - if
	
	
	d) unless - if - unless - unless - unless
	
	
	a) if- if - unless - unless - if
	
	
	c) unless - unless - unless - unless - if
	
	 
	b) unless - if - unless - unless - if
	
		7.
		Choose the option which shows a second conditional statement.
	
	
	
	
	 
	If I went to London, I would visit the British Museum.
	
	
	If I sleep well at night, I feel much happier next morning.
	
	
	We wouldn't have finished in time unless everyone had worked fast
	
	
	Unless the directors can increase sales, we'll have to close this shop.
	
	 
	If you had visited Scotland, you could have visited Edinburgh Castle.
	
		8.
		Choose the correct subjunctive verb form to complete the following sentence.'It is critical that every potential donor (give) blood during this shortage.'
	
	
	
	
	
	a) will give
	
	 
	c) give
	
	
	d) would give
	
	
	e) had given
	
	
	b) gives
		1.
		Raise or rise?
 I. The sun rises in the east.
II. The chairman always rises to the occasion.
 III. I will rise tomorrow morningat 6 a.m. to walk the dog.
IV. Lynne raised her hand.
	
	
	
	
	
	d) rises - rises - raise - raised
	
	
	e) raises - rises - raise - rose
	
	
	c) rises - raises - rise - raised
	
	 
	a) rises - rises - rise - raised
	
	
	b) raises - rises - rise - rose
	
		2.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentences below: I. I ________my books down just as the telephone rang. II. Can you speak a little louder? I can't ________ you. III. Tania can't________blood or she faints. IV. Julie ________ that she would join us after work.
	
	
	
	
	
	c) lay - hear - watch -said
	
	 
	d) laid - hear - see -said
	
	
	a) laid - listen to - see - told
	
	
	e)lay - hear - see -said
	
	
	b) laid - listen to - see -said
	
		3.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'She had her hair ___ at QuickCuts for only $25.'
	
	
	
	
	
	d) cutted
	
	
	b) to cut
	
	 
	c) cut
	
	
	a) cutting
	
	
	e) being cut
	
	
	
		4.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'We had our landlord ___ the broken window.'
	
	
	
	
	
	c) to fix
	
	
	b) having fixed
	
	
	e) fixed
	
	
	a) fixing
	
	 
	d) fix
	
		5.
		Choose the correct alternative: 'The movie ________ sad.'
	
	
	
	
	
	d) made him feeling
	
	 
	b) made him feel
	
	
	e) made him felt
	
	
	a) made to feel
	
	
	c) made him to feel
	
		6.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentence:'He ________ yesterday.'
	
	
	
	
	
	e) had his hair cutting
	
	 
	d) had his hair cut
	
	
	b) had his hair to be cut
	
	
	a) had his hair being cut
	
	
	c) had hair to be cut
	
		7.
		Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'Instead of buying a new bicycle, why don't you have your old one ___?'
	
	
	
	
	
	d) fixes
	
	
	b) fixing
	
	
	e) having fixed
	
	 
	c) fixed
	
	
	a) to fix
	
		8.
		See, watch or look? I. I want to learn how to make fanesca. Can I ___ you make it? II. Don't ___ me! My hair's a mess! III. I have this feeling someone is ___ me. It is really creepy.
	
	
	
	
	
	b) see - see - seeing
	
	 
	d) watch - look at - watching
	
	
	e) see - see - watching
	
	
	c) watch - see - watching
	
	
	a) watch - see - seeing
	
		1.
		'I take up my pen in the year of grace 17-, and go back to the time when my father kept the 'Admiral Benbow' inn, and the brown old seaman, with the saber cut, first took up his lodging under our roof.' (Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
 In the above excerpt the narrator is:
	
	
	
	
	 
	b)first person
	
	
	d) third person limited
	
	
	c) third person omniscient
	
	
	e)none of the above
	
	
	a) second person
	
		2.
		One of the clues for a better writing is to keep the subject and the verb close together at the very beginning of your sentences. Which sentence DOES NOT follow this rule?
	
	
	
	
	
	a) Environmental costs will be born by future generations.
	
	 
	e) Pollution, as far as it may be concerned, provide, sadly to say, greater opportunities for employment¿ as the rest of the sentence.
	
	
	c) Most industrialised countries are welfare states.
	
	
	d) The level of government support varies according to a person¿s current circumstances.
	
	
	b) Billions of people lack adequate sanitation.
	
		3.
		Choose the correct verb tense and form to complete the following text:
"Dear Diary, Today is Thursday. I (TO SIT) at my desk trying to concentrate on my writing. Worrying about my application (TO MAKE) me crazy. I must think about something else. What's that? The doorbell (JUST - TO RING). Maybe it's the mailman"
	
	
	
	
	 
	c) am sitting - will make - has just rung
	
	
	e) sit - will make - just rang
	
	
	a) am sitting - had made - just rang
	
	 
	d) sit - makes - just rang
	
	
	b) sit - made - just rang
	
		4.
		It is crucial that the manager ........ without any delay after such an embarrassing transaction.
	
	
	
	
	 
	resign
	
	
	resigned
	
	
	will resign
	
	 
	resigns
	
	
	is resigning
	
		5.
		Choose the WRONG alternative:
	
	
	
	
	
	c) When you are writing about a certain historical event (even the creation of a literary or artistic work), use the PAST TENSE.
	
	 
	e) You should use the PRESENT TENSE when discussing historical events, and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events.
	
	
	b) When describing an author's work, however, use the PAST TENSE.
	
	
	d) When discussing events in a book or story, always use the PRESENT TENSE, unless there is a shift in the time frame within the world of the text.
	
	
	a) When commenting on what a writer says, use the PRESENT TENSE.
	
		6.
		The PAST TENSE is mostly used:
	
	
	
	
	 
	d) When discussing events in a book or story, unless there is a shift in the time frame within the world of the text.
	
	
	c) When you're describing plans
	
	
	a) When commenting on what a writer says.
	
	
	e) When discussing historical events, and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events.
	
	 
	b) When describing an author¿s work.
	
		7.
		According to the clues learned for a better writing, what would be the best example of a well written sentence?
	
	
	
	
	
	a) The jar was broken by Kim.
	
	
	b) The rocket was fired by Jack.
	
	
	d) He did not remember to feed the dog.
	
	 
	c) She failed the music exam.
	
	
	e) The standards are set out in Virginia law.
	
		8.
		This unit shows you five rules to be followed when choosing a verb in order to write well. Which of the following ones is INCORRECT?
	
	
	
	
	
	d) Use strong and vigorous verbs
	
	
	b) Use active verbs, not passive verbs
	
	
	c) Avoid "is" verbs
	
	 
	a) Use expanded forms, not root verbs.
	
	 
	e) Keep the subject and the verb close together at the very beginning of your sentences
		1.
		In which alternative the verb tense is CORRECT?
	
	
	
	
	 
	b) After the tests had ended, Wai Chee wrote a report.
	
	
	c) If I will do this, I will be wrong.
	
	
	d) When I will go to New York, I will meet him.
	
	 
	a) He said that his father died last year.
	
	
	e) I apply to attend college this semester.
	
		2.
		Choose the only sentence which is correct:
	
	
	
	
	
	How much is this costing?
	
	
	I took the train when I was living in San francisco
	
	
	Hurry up: I wait for you
	
	 
	The baby weighs ten pounds
	
	
	I used to go to the gym several times
	
		3.
		Say in which option the past is not described as the time more past than another
	
	
	
	
	
	He said that his father had died recently
	
	 
	When I arrived he had already left
	
	
	I met a man who had been my friend 30 years ago.
	
	 
	I had been in France
	
	
	When he met me he told me he had been married twice.
	
		4.
		Read the passage below and choose the option which completes all the gaps in the sentences correctly. ¿By the time Tom _________ the doorbell, it ___________ three times. As usual, he ______________to loud music on his stereo. He_________ the stereo down and__________ to answer the door.¿
	
	
	
	
	
	notices- has already rung - has been listening - turn - stands up
	
	
	notices - has rung already- has been listening- turns - stands up
	
	
	notice - has already rung - has been listening - turns - stands up
	
	
	notices - has already rung- has being listening - turns - stands up
	
	 
	notices - has already rung - has been listening - turns - stands up
	
		5.
		Using parallel verbs, complete the following sentence. 'It is better to give than ___________.'
	
	
	
	
	 
	c) receive
	
	
	d) would receive
	
	
	b) receiving
	
	 
	e) to receive
	
	
	a) received
	
		6.
		Match
1. Present perfect simple
2. Simple past
3. Past perfect simple
4. Present continuous
(     ) Eden danced with the city ballet company for seven years.
(     ) Brian is applying for a Fulbright Scholarship right now.
(     ) My mother has driven the same Mazda for ten years.
(     ) She had forgotten the assignment.
	
	
	
	
	
	c) 2 - 4 - 3 - 1
	
	
	b) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2
	
	
	a) 2 - 3 - 4 - 1
	
	
	e) 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
	
	 
	d) 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
	
		7.
		Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence: 'When I was a child, I loved to play in the leaves, skip down the driveway, __________________.'
	
	
	
	
	
	b) and ran against the wind.
	
	 
	a) and run against the wind.
	
	
	e) and would run against the wind.
	
	
	d) and had run against the wind.
	
	
	c) and running against the wind.
	
		8.
		In which alternative the verb parallelism is CORRECT?
	
	
	
	
	
	e) Stoics deny the importance of such things as wealth, good looks, and having a good reputation.
	
	 
	b) I look forward to graduating from high school in May and to attend college in the fall.
	
	
	d) We must either raise revenues or it will be necessary to reduce expenses.
	
	 
	a) Examples of weight-bearing exercises include walking, jogging, hiking, and dancing.
	
	
	c) My favorite pastimes include napping, snacking, and watch TV.