Grammar Grab Bag!
Is this sentence active or passive?
“The students could have forgotten the assignment.”
Active voice (The students are performing the action of forgetting)
Hop on
Quickly board or join something, such as a vehicle, a phone call, or an activity
Cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
Persuade
Money is on (someone)
Confident that someone is going to succeed
Bargain
bar-gen
Complete the sentence using a repeated comparative:
“His English is getting ________.” (good)
Answer:
What is “better and better”?
leaving for a place
Willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly
Sociable
Hit the nail on the head
Accurately identify the core of a problem or situation
Tougher
tuff-er
Change the gerund phrase from active to passive:
“She hates people criticizing her.”
“She hates being criticized”
Hit with
To surprise someone with news or information.
Someone who wants to resist authority, control, or convention
Rebellious
At wits end
Ran out of patience
Hoax
hōks
Which sentence CANNOT replace “used to” with “would”?
A. I used to play tennis after school.
B. My mom used to bake cookies on Sundays.
C. I used to live in Chicago.
D. We used to go swimming every summer.
Answer:
C. I used to live in Chicago.
Split up
Ended a romantic relationship or separated
A way of carrying out a particular task
Technique
Bury the hatchet
End a conflict and make peace
Infamous
in-fah-mus
Give the passive gerund and passive infinitive forms of the verb “misunderstand.”
Passive Gerund: “being misunderstood”
Passive infinitive: “to be misunderstood”
Cut in vs Cut off
interrupt a conversation or activity suddenly and without being invited; to stop, disconnect, or prevent continuation
To not fully understand, recognize, or value something
Start off on the wrong foot
to begin a relationship or endeavor poorly
Entrepreneur
Antra-pre-newer