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1. Select the alternative that completes the following sentences: IS – IS – SEEM I. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator IS going to have to make a decision. / II. IS my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? /III. Some of the votes SEEM to have been miscounted. 2. Select the alternative that completes the following sentences: ARE – HAS – PRESENTS I. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring ARE more than just a nuisance. / II. Everyone selected to serve on this jury HAS to be willing to give up a lot of time. / III. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, PRESENTS a formidable opponent on the basketball court. 3. Select the alternative that completes the following sentences: ARE – HAVE – APPEARS I. He seems to forget that there ARE things to be done before he can graduate. / II. There HAVE to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. / III. Some of the grain APPEARS to be contaminated. 4. Identify the subject in the sentence: Bob loaned Mike his bicycle: Bob 5. In which sentence the subject-verb agreement is RIGHT? Geoffrey doesn't have time to finish his work. 6. Choose the option which shows a simple sentence: I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph. 7. Choose the sentence above which is not a simple sentence: Canada is a rich country, but still it has many poor people. 8. Identify the sentence that has a compound subject: A cape and a cloak are the same type of clothing. 9. Which sentence has a verbal predicate? They gave him his hat. 10. In the sentence “The professor gave her class an assignment via the school Web site.” , the verb gave is: Transitive (Ambitransitive: (The verb permits, but does not require an object) It could also be ditransitive). 11. Which word is the DIRECT object in the following sentence? “The professor gave her class an assignment via the Web site.”: Assignment 12. Identify the head of the subject: "All Peters family watched an American movie on TV.": Peter's family 13. In the sentence: "George III is the king of England", the predicate is: Predicate Noun 14. In which sentence the verb is a COPULA? Your homemade chili smells delicious 15. Select the sentence that contains a TRANSITIVE verb: The doctor examined my aunt and said she could come home. 16. Which sentence has an ADVERBIAL DISJUNCT? Stupidly, I answered the question. 17. In which alternative the highlighted verb is AUXILIARY? Where does your brother work? 18. In which alternative the highlighted verb is LEXICAL? English, like all languages, is full of problems for the foreign learner. 19. I__visit my parents every Sunday; now I visit them twice a month: Used to 20. 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: auxiliary + infinitive 21. In the sentence: 'Why don't we all be a little more tolerant.": Auxiliary + lexical verb 22. My parents normally___breakfast at 7:00 a.m. At the moment my parents are on vacation, so they___breakfast much later: Eat - are eating 23. Our kitchen"s a mess. We___any cleaning for weeks: Haven't done 24. I think they are dating. They___a lot of each other recently: Have been seeing 25. Choose the alternative that best completes the sentences: Gone - been - gone - been - been a) She's___out for lunch- she'll be back at two o'clock. b) Have you ever___to Prague? c) I'll speak to him tomorrow- he's___home. d) He's just___to the bank, so you could ask him to lend you some money. e) Where have you___? I've been waiting for an hour. 26. Choose the most sui verb form for the sentence: "I was walking down the street yesterday. I passed the supermarket and suddenly remembered I (forget) my keys.": Had forgotten 27. Choose the most sui verb form for the sentence: 'While I (watch) the film, there was a power-cut.": Was watching 28. Choose the most sui verb form for the sentence: "Did you know that I (be) an airline pilot?": Used to be 29. Choose the most sui verb form for the sentence: "I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I (write) for over two hours.": Had been writing 30. Choose the most sui verb form for the sentence: "I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they (work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.": Had been working 31. In which alternative all the verbs are intransitive? Appear - arrive - come - happen 32. Identify the direct object in the sentence: Sally sold Molly some chocolate chip cookies: Cookies 33. Linking verbs are followed by which pair of words? Predicate noun/predicate adjective 34. Which alternative presents an example of a quasi-modal verb? You ought to stain your fence this year. 35. In which alternative the example correspond to the right analysis? Tomorrow at 12 o¿clock I will be giving a lecture at the university so I will not be answering any calls. (future progressive) 36. Aspect is the expression of the temporal structure of an action or state. Aspect in English expresses ongoing actions or states with or without distinct end points. 37. English has four aspects: simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect-progressive. 38. Mood is the expression of modality of an action or state. Modality is the expression of possibility, necessity, and contingency. Modality can be expressed through modal verbs as well as through grammatical mood in English. Which alternative presents a WRONG declaration about the aspect or the mood? The indicative mood regards the action as not factually occurring in reality, but only as a result of a potential fulfillment of some condition. 39. What are the auxiliary verbs in the following sentence: 'Language is constantly changing and being adapted to speakers' needs’? Is - being 40. In which alternative the highlighted verb is LEXICAL? Charlie wasn't raising his hand. (RAISING) 41. According to the verbs, aspect in English expresses ongoing actions or states with or without distinct end points. Choose the option which describes its four aspects: Simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect-progressive. 42. According to the use of Future Tense, which of the verb tenses above is used to describe things that we have already arranged to? Present Continuous 43. In which alternative the verb is used transitively? The boys fly their kites 44. Which option has only stative verbs, in other words non action verbs? Suppose - prefer - belong 45. Choose the best alternative: I. The waiter (to taste) the wine now. II. (to want) a sandwich? III. He (to have) fun today: is tasting - do you want - is having 46. Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic. Choose the alternative that presents the incorrect use of the verb according to its meaning: I am having a car = to own 47. Choose the right option according to the use of adverb in sentences with the Present Perfect Tense: We have recently started to walk to work instead of taking the bus. 48. Complete with the proper form of the verb: 'It's a little difficult to find the restaurant. I propose that we all (drive) together so that nobody gets lost along the way.' Drive 49. 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.' Cooks - is cooking 50. 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 do operator and the negative adverb not before the base form of the verb. 51. 'Must' and 'Have to' in the positive or question form are used to speak about responsibilities and obligations. Sometimes, 'must' and 'have to' can be exchanged, but sometimes there can be a difference. By using the examples below, what is thisdifference? I have to go I must go: Gabarito: I have to go - (perhaps you have to catch the bus - external cause) I must go - (personal obligation - internal cause) Must is used for strong personal obligations (I must do this right now!). Something that you or a person feels is necessary. Have to is used for responsibilities (I have to file reports every week.) 52. The Past Perfect Tense can be used to show: That something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past. 53. Mark with ( V ) the only sentence which expresses an action which has happened in the past in indefinite time: He has presented her final paper recently. 54. Choose the option which shows a first conditional statement: We won't finish in time unless everyone works fast. 55. 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 56. Read the sentence and classify the terms in capitals: The sergeant had SOMETIMES OPENED THE CAPTAIN'S MAIL. Comment your classification: Gabarito: sometimes - adverbial opened the captain's mail - direct object 57. Choose the correct alternative: "The weather (to be) nice on Sunday.": Will be 58. Choose the correct alternative: "Look at the clouds - it (to rain) in a few minutes.": Is going to rain 59. Choose the correct alternative: "By the time you arrive, I (work) for two hours." Will have been working 60. Choose the correct alternative: 'Jack (is having / will have) a dinner party next Saturday': Is having 61. Choose the alternative that completes the sentences below: Will I say - will make - are not going Oh no! I've broken the vase. What (I - to say) / John hasn't eaten. - Don't worry I (to make) him a sandwich. / Unless he arrives soon, we (to go) to the party. 62. Choose the correct subjunctive verb form to complete the following sentence: "If he (to be) in better shape, he would be a great addition to our rugby team.": Were 63. Choose the correct subjunctive verb form to complete the following sentence: "The executive board of the rugby team required that each member _ twenty-five dollar dues." Pay 64. I (write) you a postcard if I (have) your address: Would have written – had had 65. It didn't rain yesterday. So I had to water the plants yesterday. If it (rain) yesterday, I (water) the plants: Had rained – would not have watered 66. He ___that he would wait for me at the library: Said 67. The movie __ sad: Made him feel 68. Choose the alternative that completes the sentences below: Laid - hear – see –said 69. 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. 70. Choose the alternative that completes the sentences below: Ill – aches – said – sores – aches They play a key role in the delivery of the spectrum of care needed by mentally __ people. / II. Massage ginger oil into sore muscles or rheumatic ___ for pain relief. / III. Jonathan ___ it would rain today. / IV. Some, like pressure ___, for example, can occur at any time in people who remain immobile. / V. In this example, the hands are held over the stomach, suggesting that it might have been used for belly__. 71. Match the words and the correct alternative: 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 2 1.Have 2. Take 3. Make 4. Give - (3) a point (2) a risk (1) a chat (4) someone a warning (2) a chance 72. 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? Pollution, as far as it may be concerned, provide, sadly to say, greater opportunities for employment’ as the rest of the sentence. 73. According to the clues learned for a better writing, what would be the best example of a well written sentence? 74. She failed the music exam 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: First person 75. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence: "When I was a child, I loved to play in the leaves, skip down the driveway, ___.": and run against the wind 76. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence: "Some of the many renovations set for Memorial Field in the coming years include building additional seating, improving safety, __": And constructing a new varsity athletics center. 77. Complete the sentence with the correct verb form: "He got angry even before I ______ a word.": Had said 78. Tommy, (1) better slow down and wait for the rest of us. I'm sure we have lots of time, so we (2) to run. We don't (3) stop and buy tickets and there are still lots of people on the platform, so the train can"t home come yet: You'd - don't need – have to 79. Because it (1) a lot recently, I (2) out as much and I suspect you will have been (3) why I haven't been in touch. I'm sorry about the long silence, but I (4) to phone you this week and maybe we can arrange to meet for lunch on Friday or Saturday: Has been raining – haven’t gone – wondering – promise 80. 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! Has lived - went - have cut 81. Which statement above is correct according to the Past Perfect Tense? It shows that something happened before a specific time in the past: One action before the other. 82. 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? Numbers I and III. 83. According to the use of WILL, choose the right option: It is used in offering to do something. 84. Match 1. WILL / 2. TO BE + GOING TO : 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 (2) Prediction based on present evidence. / (1) A decision at the moment of speaking. / (2) Future plans made before the moment of speaking / (1) Prediction based on opinion. 85. Mark the only sentence which has future meaning: Next Sunday, Carla is going to the movies with her sons again. 86. Choose the right option which explains the use of Future Perfect Tense: It shows an action that will be complete before some time in the future. 87. Mark the right option according to the second conditional statements: It is used to talk about what you would generally do in imaginary situations. 88. Complete with the proper form of the verb: 'John insists that Sarah (invite) to the wedding; otherwise he will not attend.': Be invited 89. Choose the most suitable verb form for the sentence: 'Do you like jazz music? Because if you (like)jazz, you (love) New Orleans.': Like - will love 90. If or unless? unless - if - unless - unless - if ___ 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. 91. Hear or listen to? I. That's good to _. II. __! There's someone at the door. III. Can't you __ the baby crying? Hear - listen - hear 92. Lay or lie? I. Mexico ____ to thesouth of the United States. / II. Bobby: "Where is my dictionary?" Cindy: "I ____ it on the desk over there." / III. My mother ___ my baby brother in his crib carefully. She didn't want to wake him up. / IV. Grandma ___ her spoon next to the stove. Lies - laid - laid - lays 93. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: Does your tooth still hurt? Yes, I have to get a dentist ___ soon: To look at it 94. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'We had our landlord ___ the broken window.': Fix 95. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence: 'My mom always makes me __ my room on Saturday mornings.': Clean up 96. Raise or rise? I. The sun rises in the east. / II. The chairman always rises to the occasion. / III. I will rise tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. to walk the dog. / IV. Lynne raised her hand: Rises - rises - rise - raised 97. Choose the present perfect or past simple: I HAVE NEVER BEEN (never / go) to Vienna. / My great great grandfather HAD (have) five sisters. / He LIVED (live) in manila for a year when he was a student. / Oh no! I HAVE LOST (lose) my wallet! / HAVE YOU SEEN (you / see) Julie today? / At the weekend, they PLAYED (play) football, then they WENT (go) to a restaurant. 7. I HAVE READ (read) six books this week. / Amy LIVED (live) In Portugal when she was young. / She VISITED (visit) her grandmother last month. / The Vandals INVADED (invade) Rome in the year 455. / 98. Choose the simple past or past continuous: What WERE YOU DOING (you / do) when I CALLED (call) you last night? / I WAS SITTING (sit) In a café when you CALLED (call). / When you ARRIVED (arrive) at the party, who WAS (be) there? / Susie WAS WATCHING (watch) a film when she HEARD (hear) the noise. / Yesterday I WENT (go) to the library, next I HAD (have) a swim, later I MET (meet) Julie for a coffee. / We WERE PLAYING (play) tennis when John HURT (hurt) his ankle. / What WERE THEY DOING (they / do) at 10pm last night? It WAS (be) really noisy. / He WAS TAKING (take) a shower when the telephone RANG (ring). / He WAS (be) in the shower when the telephone RANG (ring). / When I WALKED (walk) into the room, everyone WAS WORKING (work). 99. Choose the past perfect or the past perfect continuous: When we arrived the film HAD STARTED (start). / She HAD BEEN WORKING (work) in that company for twenty years when she was made redundant. / I felt ill because I HAD DRUNK (drink) six cups of coffee. / I HAD BEEN STUDYING (study) all day, so I was Wed. / How long HAD U BEEN LIVING (you / live) in London when your daughter was born? / When I arrived at the airport I realized I HAD FORGOTTEN (forget) my passport. / I HADE BROKEN (break) my ankle, so I couldn't go skiing last year. / She HAD BEEN STUDYING (study) English for three years when she took the exam. / I HAD BEEN RUNNING (run), so I was hot and tired. / I didn't go to the class because I HADN'T DONE (not/do) my homework. / 100. Choose the WRONG alternative: You should use the PRESENT TENSE when discussing historical events, and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events. 101. Orhan told me that he___ Necla since two days ago: Had not seen 102. Which one of the following elements is most important when you're writing your first draft? None of the above 103. Complete the text with a proper verb tense (present, past or future). Most men and women pass through life without ever considering or criticizing either their own conditions or those of the world at large. They find themselves born into a certain place in society, and they accept what each day (to bring), without any thought beyond what the immediate present requires. (Adapted from Proposed Roads To Freedom by Bertrand Russell): Brings 104. 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? Use expanded forms, not root verbs. 105. 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": Am sitting - will make - has just rung 106. We use the present tense to indicate those facts which always have been true, which are true, and which will always remain true. Also, use present tense for those actions that have occurred, are occurring, and probably will continue to occur. Choose the option which shows a present tense situation: "Iron is heavier than water." 107. 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 - turns - stands up 108. The sentence: 'I met a man who was my classmate 20 years ago.' is CORRECT: False 109. In which alternative the verb parallelism is CORRECT? Examples of weight-bearing exercises include walking, jogging, hiking, and dancing. 110. Using parallel verbs, complete the following sentence. 'It is better to give than ___: To receive
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