True or False
Multiple choice
Fill the blank
100

In the sentence "The cake is being baked by Mary," the passive voice is used in the present continuous tense.

TRUE

The passive of the present continuous is used for ongoing actions

100

Which sentence demonstrates a future perfect continuous passive construction?

  • a) The house will be painted by the end of the week.
  • b) The cake will have been baking for three hours by then.
  • c) The report is being written by Sarah.
  • d) The book has been read by many people.

b) The cake will have been baking for three hours by then.

Remember: the affirmative structure of the Future perfect continuous is
Subject + will + have been + "-ing" verb

100

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 Which prefix should you use to form antonyms?

Correct answer: "Dis-"

Antonyms can be formed by using the prefixes "il-", "in-", "im-", "dis-"

200

Negative questions, such as "Wouldn't it be cool if cars could fly?", are commonly used to express opinions.

TRUE

Negative questions offer an opinion, and invite someone to react

200

Which sentence correctly uses the question tag formula? 

  • a) It's a beautiful day, is it?
  • b) You like ice cream, do you?
  • c) She isn't going to the party, isn't she?
  • d) He speaks English, doesn't he?

d) He speaks English, doesn't he?

Option d) is the only one that uses the correct formula:

  • If the statement is positive: Use a negative question tag.
  • If the statement is negative: Use a positive question tag
200

He __________ her cry by saying mean things. (Use a Causative)

Correct answer: "Made"

300

"The man who is wearing a hat is my neighbor" is an example of a reduced relative clause.

FALSE

Reduced relative clauses are those shortened, by dropping:
The relative pronoun + the verb to be
The "who / that" + the verb

For this sentence to be a RRC, it should be "The man who is wearing a hat is my neighbor"

300

Which sentence demonstrates a past habitual action?

  • a) He used to play tennis every Sunday.
  • b) He would played tennis every Sunday.
  • c) He plays tennis every Sunday.
  • d) He was playing tennis every Sunday.

a) He used to play tennis every Sunday.

Some telltale hints to identify the habitual past (that refers to repeated events in the past) are:

  • The semi-auxiliary verb "used to"
  • The auxiliary "would"
  • The simple past tense of a verb
300
  1. She ____________________ coffee, but now she drinks it every morning. (Use past habitual: "used to", "would" or simple past tense of a verb)

Correct options:
"didn't use to"
"wouldn't drink"
"disliked"


400

"My car which is parked outside, needs a wash," is an example of a defining relative clause.

TRUE

We use defining relative clauses to give essential information about someone or something – information that we need in order to understand what or who is being referred to.

A defining relative clause usually comes immediately after the noun it describes.

400

Choose the correct sentence with a noun clause:

  • a) I wonder what time it is.
  • b) I wonder when does the movie start.
  • c) I wonder that time is it.
  • d) I wonder when the movie starts.

a) I wonder what time it is.

A noun clause is a clause that plays the role of a noun. Lots of noun clauses start with "that," "how," or a "wh"-word (i.e., "what," "who," "which," "when," "where," or "why"). 

400

He wished _____   _____ studied harder for the exam. (Expressing wishes and regret)

Possible answer: "he had"

500

"Unlike Damien, we went to the movieson saturday" demonstrates a clause showing contrast.


TRUE

We use "While, unlike, in contrast to" to present contrast, and "except (that), except (for) and except for the fact (that)" to show an exception


500

"Even if it rains tomorrow, we will still go to the picnic"
What tells you this is a present unreal conditional sentence?

  • a) unless
  • b) only if
  • c) even if
  • d) even though

c) even if

This clause can be followed by unexpected results.

500

By this time next year, they _____   _____   _____    _____ing for ten years. (Use future perfect continuous)

Possible option: "will have been working"

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