Complete the Sentence with a Vocabulary Word
Noun Phrases and Noun Clauses
Sentence Structure
Correct or Incorrect? Transition Words and Phrases
Verbs etc
100
Most people would agree that it is ____________ that climate change is happening now. Increasingly unpredictable weather has caused tragedies all around the world.
evident
100
Complete this with a noun clause.
The article explains what _______________________.
100
Correct or Incorrect?

Hybrid cars are now easily available because people are switching to them.

Incorrect! The relationship between cause and effect has been reversed.

Because hybrid cars are easily available, people are switching to them.

100
Oil-coated birds can become weighed down. So, they cannot fly.
Incorrect! This is a fragment. Use "so" as a conjunction between two independent clauses.
100
Correct or incorrect? If he would have answered all of the questions, he might have passed the test.
Incorrect! If he had answered all of the questions, he might have passed the test.
200
The author ________________ the idea that users are to blame for identity theft.
fails to address; addresses;
200
This is a poor transitional sentence. Fix the sentence by adding a noun phrase:

Another cause _____________ is a high birth rate.

Answers may vary:

Another cause OF OVERPOPULATION is a high birth rate.

200
Complete the sentence:

____________ it's called global warming or climate change, the fact remains that it's a worldwide problem.

Whether
200
Consumers buy things for a lot of different reasons. Most frequently, people buy products because their individual tastes.
Incorrect! Use "because" as a conjunction between independent clauses. Use "because OF" before a noun phrase.
200
Correct or Incorrect? It widely knows that Seattle has more rain than Jeddah.
Passive! It is widely known that Seattle has more rain than Jeddah.
300
______________ the article, there are currently no laws that adequately ____________ our right to __________
According to; protect; privacy (or another noun/noun phrase)
300
Complete the sentence with NOUN PHRASES of your choice:

Another leading ____________ is ______________.

Answers will vary:

Another leading CAUSE OF OVERPOPULATION is THE DECLINE IN DEATH RATES.

300
Correct or Incorrect?

Though hybrid cars may cost more, but car buyers should choose them anyway.

Incorrect! The subordinating conjunction (though) and the coordinating conjunction (but) have the same job in this sentence. Choose one.
300
Environmental values might affect some people's purchases; consequence,many merchants offer green products.
Incorrect! Use the adverb, "consequentLY," as a conjunction between independent clauses, or use the phrase "AS A consequence."
300
Correct or incorrect? The new students gave placement tests and a college tour on their first day of orientation.
Incorrect! The new students were given placement tests and a college tour on their first day of orientation.
400
It has been ____________ that freezing food destroys some of the nutrients. This may be true; _____________ this ____________ is certainly better than eating fast food all the time.
argued; however; solution
400
Complete the sentence.
The fact that _______________ is obvious to everyone.
400
Give a complex sentence about traffic jams. Use the word "significant" (You have to have a dependent and an independent clause)
Answers will vary.

Although cheap gas is a significant factor in traffic jams, increasing wealth of the population is even more important.

400
Some consumers choose a hybrid car due to their desire to have a low impact on the environment.
Correct! Use "due to" before a noun phrases.
400
Have a good personality means be a nice person who gets along with everyone.
GERUNDS! Having a good personality means being a nice person who gets along with everyone.
500
Scientists warn that it may be too late to save the environment because humanity has not made ______________ behavioral changes in time. In order to _________ environmental health now, scientists suggest that governments create strict ___________ to regulate the behavior of industries. If the world ___________ its current rate of progress, the _____________ may be devastating for all of us.
sufficient, achieve, policies, maintains, outcome
500
Combine the two following sentences using a noun clause beginning with "whether."
I don't know something. Will he be teaching level 4 this summer?
500
Give a compound sentence about the subject of beauty. Use the word "similar." (You do not have to use the word beauty).
Answers will vary.

What people find beautiful varies from place to place, but some people seem to be universally attractive.

500
Shoppers will buy more food as a result of be hungry when they shop.
Incorrect! Always use a gerund after a preposition. The correct verb is "being."
500
Correct or incorrect? The cost of housing wouldn't be so high in Seattle if there are fewer people with a lot of money.
Incorrect! The cost of housing wouldn't be so high in Seattle if there were fewer people with a lot of money.
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