Quantifiers 1
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
There's only a ______ sugar left. We need to buy more.
little
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
I don't have ______ cousins. I only have three.
many
True or False
Reported Speech is used to report what someone else said.
True
Report the sentence: "I work as a waitress" she said
She said she worked as a waitress.
Report the question: "Are you Mexican?" He asked me
He asked me if I was Mexican.
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
We have a ______ minutes before we connect to zoom again.
few/couple of
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
We don't have _____ questions. Thank you!
any
True or False
In reported speech the tenses, word-order and pronouns stay the same as in the original sentence.
False
Report the sentence: "Your Rappi arrived at 5pm" he told me
He told me my Rappi had arrived at 5pm.
Report the Question: "When did you arrive?" she aked me
She asked me when I had arrived.
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
Would you like _______ water?
some
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
___ Sam and Tom will come to the party with us
Both
True or False
The present simple tense (I travel) usually changes to the past perfect (he had travelled) in reported speech
False
It changes to past simple (he travelled)
Report the sentence: "I have lost my book" he said.
He said he had lost his book.
Report the question: "Does your sister have a boyfriend?" He asked me
He asked me if my sister had a boyfriend.
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
The fridge is empty; there's ___ food left.
no
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
I don’t think she will like ______ of the two presents.
either
True or False
If something is still true now, or if it is a true fact, we can keep the same tense in the reported sentence.
Example: He said that he studies in Tec (he still studies today)
True
Report the sentence: "They were watching a movie" she said
She said they had been watching a movie.
Report the question: "Where did you go last night" she asked me
She asked me where I had gone the night before
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
This magnate is very rich. He has _______ of money.
lots / loads / plenty / heaps
Complete the sentence with an appropriate quantifier:
If you wanna make good TikToks , you must spend a great _______ of time and effort.
deal
True or False
When we report questions, the word order is the same as in a question sentence.
Example: she asked me what is my name.
False
The word order of the reported question is the same as in an affirmative sentence.
Example: she asked me what my name is.
Report the sentence: "We had a party yesterday" they told me.
They told me they had had a party the day before.
Report the Question: "What were you doing yesterday at 5 pm?" My mom asked my brother
My mom asked my brother what he had been doing the day before at 5pm.