ARTICLES
Name the 3 articles.
A, AN, THE
Combine these sentences using a relative pronoun: "The laptop belongs to Tom. It is on the table."
"The laptop which/that is on the table belongs to Tom" (or "The laptop belonging to Tom is on the table").
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
"Despite the heavy snow, we finally succeeded ___ arriving on time."
(Succeeded + in + -ing).
If someone says,
"I was about to leave the house when it started raining," how close were they to leaving?
Extremely close to leaving.
If I say "I cut my hair yesterday," I did it myself.
What do I say if I paid a professional hairdresser to do it?
I had my hair cut yesterday" (or "I got my hair cut").
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
1) "She goes to Ø school."
2) "She goes to the school."
1) She goes there as a student to learn
2) She is visiting the specific building (e.g., to pick up a child)?
Explain why the commas change the meaning here:
1) "My brother who lives in Paris is a chef."
2) "My brother, who lives in Paris, is a chef."
1) I have multiple brothers, and the one in Paris is the chef.
2) I have only one brother, and by the way, he lives in Paris.
Choose the best option for a one-time difficult achievement:
"The door was locked, but after an hour, I (could / managed to) open it."
managed to
("Could" is only used for general ability in the past, not single specific successes).
Fill in the blank to show an unfulfilled expectation/rule: "You ___ supposed to call me when you arrived, but you forgot!"
Were
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb "clean":
"My mom made me ___ my room before I could go out."
clean (Make + person + infinitive).
Correct this sentence if necessary:
"The Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas."
"Mount Everst is..." (We do not use "the" with individual mountain peaks, but we do use it with mountain ranges like the Himalayas).
In which of these sentences can you omit the relative pronoun?
A) "The man who called you left a message."
B) "The book that I borrowed was fascinating."
Sentence B? (You can omit the pronoun only when it is the object of the relative clause).
Change this sentence to use the verb "succeeded": "She managed to pass the brutal exam."
"She succeeded in passing the brutal exam"?
What does this sentence imply happened in reality? "We were going to buy that house, but the bank rejected our loan."
we did not buy the house (An unfulfilled past plan).
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb "fix":
"It was hard, but I finally got the technician ___ my computer."
to fix (Get + person + to-infinitive).
Provide the correct articles for this sentence:
"___ Amazon River flows into ___ Atlantic Ocean, passing through ___ Brazil."
The, the, and Ø (zero article)
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix it:
"This is the colleague whose car broke down yesterday."
Correct? ("Whose" correctly shows possession).
Is this negative sentence correct?
"The alarm didn't go off, so I could not wake up on time."
Correct
(In the negative, "couldn't" can be used for both general ability and specific one-time events).
Correct this sentence describing a past prediction that came true later:
"In 2010, she moved to London, where she will meet her future husband two years later."
...where she would meet her future husband..."
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix it:
"We are having painted our house this week."
Incorrect
It should be: "We are having our house painted this week." (Have + object + past participle).
Correct this abstract noun sentence:
"The happiness is something that money can't buy, but the happiness I felt today was unique."
"Happiness is..."? (General abstract nouns take no article; specific instances of them take "the").
Rewrite this formal sentence into standard B2 English by moving the preposition:
"The company for which she works is expanding."
"The company that/which she works for is expanding".
Explain the difference in implication:
1) "I could run a marathon when I was 20."
2) "I was able to run a marathon last Sunday."
1) I had the general physical ability over a period of time
2) I actually participated in and completed that specific event?
Fill in the blank to express a past desire that never actually happened:
"I ___ (help) you with your homework, but I didn't know you were struggling."
would have helped (Would have + past participle).
Rewrite this sentence using "have" as a causative:
"I asked the assistant to print the report for me."
"I had the assistant print the report" (Have + person + infinitive).