Gerunds & Infinitives
Sentence Errors
Adverb Clauses
Noun Clauses
Adjective Clauses
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You should consider ________ (take) a psychology class next quarter.
You should consider taking a psychology class next quarter.
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Correct this sentence: I want to be who is very kind to everyone.
I want to be someone who is very kind to everyone.
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Combine these sentences with "if" Your mom is not happy. You forget her birthday.
Your mom is not happy if you forget her birthday. OR If you forget her birthday, your mom is not happy.
100
Combine these two sentences with a noun clause. How many questions will be on the grammar final? I want to know this.
I want to know how many questions will be on the grammar final.
100
Combine these two sentences: The Thanksgiving dinner was terrible. Emily cooked the dinner.
The Thanksgiving dinner that Emily cooked was terrible. OR The Thanksgiving dinner which Emily cooked was terrible. OR The Thanksgiving dinner Emily cooked was terrible.
200
Jim stopped _________ (smoke) last year.
Jim stopped smoking last year.
200
Correct this sentence: During December, it is really fun to wear sweaters and stay inside by the fire. And drink a lot of hot chocolate.
During December, it is really fun to wear sweaters, stay inside by the fire, and drink a lot of hot chocolate.
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Combine these sentences with "even though". I left home 20 minutes late. I got to the movie on time.
I got to the movie on time even though I left home 20 minutes late. OR Even though I left home 20 minutes late, I got to the movie on time.
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Combine these two sentences with a noun clause. Is the grammar final going to be fun? I want to know this.
I want to know if the grammar final is going to be fun. OR I want to know whether the grammar final is going to be fun.
200
Add commas to this sentence if necessary: Thanksgiving which always falls on the last Thursday of November is the only holiday which is more than one day long.
Thanksgiving, which always falls on the last Thursday of November, is the only holiday which is more than one day long.
300
I'm sad _____________ (hear) that you aren't feeling well.
I'm sad to hear that you aren't feeling well.
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Correct this sentence: My sister, who is a very successful businesswoman and knows how to get what she wants in life.
My sister is a very successful businesswoman and knows how to get what she wants in life. OR My sister, who is a very successful businesswoman and knows how to get what she wants in life, ____________.
300
Reduce this adverb clause if possible: Because my mom loves chocolate, I will send her some for Christmas.
You cannot reduce this clause.
300
Combine these sentences with a noun clause: The quarter is almost over. This is sad.
It is sad that the quarter is almost over.
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Complete this sentence with the appropriate pronoun: Many people travel to New York, ___________ the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is held every year on Thanksgiving.
Many people travel to New York, where the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is held every year on Thanksgiving.
400
It's exciting _____________ (move) to a new city.
It's exciting to move to a new city.
400
Correct this sentence: It is wrong to take something is not yours.
It is wrong to take something that isn't yours.
400
Reduce this adverb clause if possible: Joe drinks coffee while he drives to school.
Joe drinks coffee while driving to school.
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Combine these sentences with "the fact that" I need to come to class on time tomorrow. I have an important test.
I need to come to class on time tomorrow because of the fact that I have an important test. OR The fact that I have an important test means that I need to come to class on time tomorrow.
400
Reduce this adjective clause: The teenagers who marched in the Thanksgiving parade last year didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with their families.
The teenagers marching in the Thanksgiving parade last year didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with their families.
500
What are your reasons for ______________ (move) to Seattle?
What are your reasons for moving to Seattle?
500
Correct this sentence: I want to be a person whom everyone trusts her.
I want to be a person whom everyone trusts.
500
Reduce this adverb clause if possible: Since she is tired of studying, Ahn is going to take a break.
Tired of studying, Ahn is going to take a break.
500
Combine these two sentences with "because of the fact that": There is a holiday next week. Graduation is on Wednesday
Graduation is on Wednesday because of the fact that there is a holiday next week.
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Reduce the adjective clause in this sentence: Black Friday, which is the biggest shopping day of the year, falls on the day after Thanksgiving.
Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, falls on the day after Thanksgiving.
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