Infinitives/Gerunds
Prepositions
Noun Clauses
In / direct Speech
Passive Voice
100
She was happy about ... her sister a gift. a) to give b) giving c) to be given d) being given
b) giving
100
What are three verbs followed by "about"?
ask, care, complain, forget, hear, know, learn, read, see, talk, think, worry...
100
What is the missing word? The point is ... better listeners are better leaders.
that
100
In academic writing, indirect speech should be ...
paraphrased
100
What are the two parts of a passive voice verb?
1. BE 2. past participle
200
You seem ... by surprise! a) to take b) taking c) to be taken d) being taken
c) to be taken
200
What are four verbs followed by "of"?
approve, consist, dream hear, know, think...
200
Do you know ... ? a) who is the winner b) if she the winner is c) why she the winner is d) who the winner is
d) who the winner is
200
What are three parts required of direct speech?
1. quotation marks 2. reporting verb 3. comma 4. exact words of the speaker/writer
200
In passive voice, the AGENT is the ... of the sentence. a. subject b. focus c. object d. complement
c. object
300
Which three require gerunds? a) deny b) deserve c) postpone d) propose e) struggle
a) deny c) postpone d) propose
300
What are five verbs followed by "for"?
apologize, apply, ask, care, look, pay, wait...
300
Which three verbs can use if / whether? a) demand b) doubt c) forget d) require e) request
b) doubt c) forget e) request
300
Which of these require attribution (citation) in academic writing? a. quote b. paraphrase c. direct speech d. indirect speech e. statistic
All of them
300
Which four verbs are intransitive? a. bear b. come c. die d. lay e. live f. smile
b. come c. die e. live f. smile
400
Which three require infinitives? a) admit b) afford c) force d) neglect e) risk
b) afford c) force d) neglect
400
What are five adjectives/past participles followed by "at"?
amazed, angry, bad, good, successful, surprised...
400
List 10 words used to begin a noun clause.
how, if, that, what, when, where, whether, which, who, why
400
How do these verbs "shift" in indirect speech? a. had --> b. will go --> c. Stop! -->
a. had had b. would go c. to stop
400
What are three reasons to avoid using passive voice?
1. agent becomes unclear 2. lazy research 3. wordy (not concise) 4. intransitive verb
500
What are five verbs that can use either gerunds or infinitives without a change in meaning?
begin, continue, get, hate, like, love, prefer, start
500
What are six adjectives/past participles followed by "with"?
bored, content, familiar, good, happy, satisfied, wrong...
500
What are the three parts of a noun clause?
1. introduction word (relative pronoun / subordinating conjunction) 2. subject 3. verb
500
How do these phrases "shift" in indirect speech? a. here b. now c. these d. last year e. today
a. there b. then c. those d. the year before e. that day
500
What are five reasons to use the passive voice?
1. obvious agent 2. unknown agent 3. unimportant agent 4. hidden agent 5. focus on recipient 6. to express a general truth 7. to express an emotion / evaluation
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