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Grammar

House problem
Polite words
100

A document you sign when you want to continue renting for another year.  

Lease renewal 

100

This person fixes leaking toilets. 

 plumber

100

Fix this sentence:

The hallway needs to cleaned.

The hallway needs to be cleaned.

OR

The hallway needs cleaning.

100

In winter, this heating failure can leave your home cold and your pipes at risk. 

The furnace is broken.

100

What is more polite: 

Can you fix the washing machine. 

OR 

Could you fix the washing machine. 

Could

200

A written record of what is damaged or working in the unit.

Inspection report


200

This person fixes many general problems in the house. 

repair person

200

Fix the sentence: 

The lightbulb need to be replaced.

The lightbulb needs to be replaced.

OR 

The lightbulb needs replacing.

200

What is the verb for when the paint is coming off the wall? 

The paint is peeling. 

200

What is a polite way of saying :

I'm writing to tell you. 

I'm writing to inform you. 

300

A map showing how to leave the building during an emergency.  

Evacuation plan

300

This person works with lights and wires. 

electrician

300

Fix this sentence — 

The heat isn't working. It needs to be repair.


The heat isn't working. It needs to be repaired.

OR

The heat isn't working. It needs repairing.

300

What is the word for smelly things that can grow on walls when it is too wet? 

mold. (noun)  

The wall is moldy. (adjective) 

300

What is a good polite word for this:

I _____ you can fix it as soon as possible. 

I hope you can fix it as soon as possible. 

400

You tell the building manager what happened when something is wrong.  

Complaint

400

Call this person if you are locked out, lose your keys, or need a lock repaired.

locksmith

400

Put the sentence in the correct order:

The covered needs  in snow, it  driveway is to be shovelled. 


The driveway is covered in snow, it needs to be shovelled.

400

What is the name for an appliance that tells you if there's a fire? 

smoke detector. 

400

What is the mistake here? :  

Would you mind call a repair person? 

Would you mind calling a repair person?

Would you mind + verb-ing 

500

The water rises and won’t go down when you flush.

clogged toilet

500

This person helps you get rid of bed bugs/mouse....

exterminator

500

Put the sentence in the correct order: 

stairs The salted to need be    

The stairs need to be salted. 

500

What is the name of the device that you can change the temperature in your apartment or house? 

a thermostat. 

500

How can you show that what you need is urgent? 

Could you please send someone ____ ______?

Could you please send someone right away?

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